Country Ivory Coast Population 1.431 million (2014) | District Sassandra-Marahoué Area 17,761 km² | |
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1997 Established as a first-level subdivision 2011 Converted to a second-level subdivision | ||
Haut-Sassandra Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast and is one of two regions in Sassandra-Marahoué District. The region's seat is Daloa. The region's area is 17,761 km², and its population in the 2014 census was 1,430,960, making it the most populous region of Ivory Coast.
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Map of Haut-Sassandra, The Ivory Coast
Departments and geography
Haut-Sassandra is currently divided into four departments: Daloa, Issia, Vavoua, and Zoukougbeu.
The region is traversed by a northwesterly line of equal latitude and longitude.
History
Haut-Sassandra Region was created in 1997 as a first-level administrative region of the country. In 2000, Gagnoa Department was split off from Haut-Sassandra and combined with Oumé Department from Marahoué Region to form Fromager Region.
As part of the 2011 administrative reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Haut-Sassandra was converted into a second-level administrative region and became part of the new first-level Sassandra-Marahoué District. No territorial changes were made to Haut-Sassandra as a result of the reorganisation.