Bas-Sassandra Region is a defunct
region of
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
. From 1997 to 2011, it was a first-level subdivision region. The region's capital was
San-Pédro and its area was 26,440 km
2.
Since 2011, the area formerly encompassed by the region is part of
Bas-Sassandra District.
[Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.]
Departments
At the time of its dissolution, Bas-Sassandra Region was divided into five
departments
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
:
Guéyo
Guéyo is a town in south-western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Guéyo Department in Nawa Region
Nawa Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in ...
,
San-Pédro,
Sassandra,
Soubré, and
Tabou.
Abolition
Bas-Sassandra Region was abolished as part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the
subdivisions of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) is a relatively decentralised state. The country divided into 14 districts, of which two are cities organised as autonomous districts. The 12 non-autonomous districts are subdivided into 31 second-level regions. The auto ...
. The area formerly encompassed by the region was combined with
Fresco Department—which was carved off from
Sud-Bandama Region—to create
Bas-Sassandra District.
References
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Former regions of Ivory Coast
States and territories disestablished in 2011
2011 disestablishments in Ivory Coast
1997 establishments in Ivory Coast
States and territories established in 1997