Grand-Bassam (department)

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Grand Bassam
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Country Ivory Coast
Capital Grand Bassam
Residents 179,063 (2014 census)

Grand-Bassam is a department of Ivory Coast , in the Sud-Comoé region in the Comoé district in the south-east of the country on the Atlantic Ocean .

The capital of the department is Grand-Bassam , the population is 179,063 people (2014 census). The department is divided into the municipalities of Grand-Bassam and Bonoua (simultaneously sub-prefectures) and the sub-prefecture of Bongo .

The old town of Grand-Bassam was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Results of the 2014 census . Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Assemblée des Régions et Districts de Côte d'Ivoire (ARDCI) . Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ UNESCO: Historic Town of Grand-Bassam . Retrieved January 10, 2016.