| Fresco Department | |
| Native Name: | Département de Fresco |
| Native Name Lang: | fr |
| Settlement Type: | Department |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bas-Sassandra |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gbôklé |
| Seat Type: | Departmental seat |
| Seat: | Fresco |
| Established Date: | Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Divo Dept |
| Established Title: | 2008 |
| Established Date1: | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
| Established Title1: | 2011 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Prefect |
| Leader Name: | Konan Djézou |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1860 |
| Population Total: | 107752 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population As Of: | 2021 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
Fresco Department is a department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 107,752 and its seat is the settlement of Fresco. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dahiri, Fresco and Gbagbam.
Fresco Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Divo Department.[3] [4] At its creation, it was part of Sud-Bandama Region.
In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Fresco Department became part of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District. (Fresco Department was combined with Bas-Sassandra Region to create Bas-Sassandra District.)