Sassandra-Marahoué District Explained

Sassandra-Marahoué District
Native Name:	District du Sassandra-Marahoué
Native Name Lang:	fr
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Daloa
Established Title:	Established
Established Date:	2011
Area Total Km2:	23950
Population As Of:	2021 census
Population Total:	2720876
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec1:	HDI (2022)
Blank Info Sec1:	0.512^[2] · 9th of 14

Sassandra-Marahoué District (fr|District du Sassandra-Marahoué, pronounced as /fr/) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Daloa.

Creation

Sassandra-Marahoué District was created in a 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast.^[3] The territory of the district was composed by merging the regions of Haut-Sassandra and Marahoué.^[4]

Administrative divisions

Sassandra-Marahoué District is currently subdivided into two regions and the following departments:

• Haut-Sassandra Region (region seat also in Daloa)
  • Daloa Department
  • Issia Department
  • Vavoua Department
  • Zoukougbeu Department
• Marahoué Region (region seat in Bouaflé)
  • Bouaflé Department
  • Sinfra Department
  • Zuénoula Department

Population

According to the 2021 census, Sassandra-Marahoué District has a population of 2,720,876, making it the third most populous district in Ivory Coast, behind Abidjan Autonomous District and Montagnes District.^[1]

Villages

• Détroya
• Zébouo-Nord

References

6.8833°N -33°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/cities/ Citypopulation.de
2. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2024-09-24.
3. Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.
4. Web site: Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Statoids.com. 24 June 2015.