Place:San-Pédro, Ivory Coast

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San-Pédro
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
View to a methodist church in San-Pédro
View to a methodist church in San-Pédro
San-Pédro is located in Ivory Coast
San-Pédro
San-Pédro
Location within Ivory Coast
San-Pédro is located in Africa
San-Pédro
San-Pédro
San-Pédro (Africa)
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] 4°45′N 6°38′W / 4.75°N 6.633°W / 4.75; -6.633
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
DistrictBas-Sassandra
RegionSan-Pédro
DepartmentSan-Pédro
Area
 • Total887 km2 (342 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total390,654
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • City
164,944[1]
 (2014 census)

San-Pédro is a city in southwestern Ivory Coast. It is the nation's second largest port and the seat of Bas-Sassandra District and San-Pédro Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of San-Pédro Department. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 164,944,[1] making it the sixth-largest city in the country. The city is served by San Pédro Airport.

Northwest of the city lies the Taï National Park, known as one of the last sanctuaries of the pygmy hippopotamus, which is listed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List.

Economy

Largely developed from the 1960s, fishing is an important industry, while the town is known for its nightlife and its beaches.

Transport

A railway is proposed from San-Pédro to iron ore deposits around Mount Nimba.[3] There would be no immediate connection with the existing metre gauge national railway at Abidjan.

Education

École française de San Pédro (fr) is located in San-Pédro.

Notable people

  • Jean-Philippe Gbamin (born 25 September 1995), is an Ivorian footballer

Villages

The twenty eight villages of the sub-prefecture of San-Pédro and their population in 2014 are:[4]


Gallery

  • San Pédro-plage4.JPG
  • San Pédro1.JPG

See also

  • Cement in Africa
  • Railway stations in Ivory Coast

In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of San-Pédro was 261,616.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  2. ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. ↑ "WorldOfRail.com". http://worldofrail.com/railwaysafrica/2010/10/new-railway-in-ivory-coast/. [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région San-Pédro". http://www.ins.ci/n/documents/rgph/SAN-PEDRO.pdf. Retrieved 5 August 2019. 



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