San-Pédro | |
Settlement Type: | City, sub-prefecture, and commune |
Pushpin Map: | Ivory Coast#Africa |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Ivory Coast |
Coordinates: | 4.75°N -44°W |
Subdivision Type: | Ivory Coast |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Bas-Sassandra |
Subdivision Name2: | San-Pédro |
Subdivision Name3: | San-Pédro |
Area Total Km2: | 887 |
Elevation M: | 1 |
Population Total: | 390654 |
Population As Of: | 2021 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | City |
Population Blank1: | 164944 [2] |
Population Note: | (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,[2] 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.
Largely developed from the 1960s, fishing is an important industry, while the town is known for its nightlife and its beaches.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of San-Pédro was 261,616.[3]
A railway is proposed from San-Pédro to iron ore deposits around Mount Nimba.[4] There would be no immediate connection with the existing metre gauge national railway at Abidjan.
is located in San-Pédro.
The twenty eight villages of the sub-prefecture of San-Pédro and their population in 2014 are:[3]