Grand-Bassam Department

Grand-Bassam Department Département de Grand-Bassam
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Grand-Bassam Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1998. Location in Ivory Coast. Grand-Bassam Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 1998.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Comoé
Region	Sud-Comoé
1998	Established as a second-level subdivision via a division of Aboisso Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Grand-Bassam
Government
• Prefect	Djoman Mathias Beudje
Area
• Total	1,011 km2 (390 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	179,063
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Grand-Bassam Department is a department of Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2014, its population was 179,063 and its seat is the settlement of Grand-Bassam. The sub-prefectures of the department are Bongo, Bonoua, and Grand-Bassam.

History

Grand-Bassam Department was created in 1998 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Aboisso Department. At its creation, it was part of Sud-Comoé 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, Grand-Bassam Department remained part of the retained Sud-Comoé Region in the new Comoé District.