Sassandra

This article is about the city, for other meanings see Sassandra (disambiguation) .

Sassandra
Sassandra
Coordinates	4 ° 57 ′  N , 6 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 4 ° 57 ′  N , 6 ° 5 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Bas-Sassandra
height	20 m
Residents	72,221 (2014 census)
Decauville Railway through a palm forest

year	population
1975	8,401
1988	13,195
2007	24,613

Sassandra is a city in the Bas-Sassandra district of Ivory Coast and also the capital of the department of the same name.

geography

The city is located on the Gulf of Guinea at the mouth of the Sassandra River.

history

Sassandra was founded as São Andrea by the Portuguese, the first to explore the Gulf of Guinea . The colonial ruins can still be seen today. The port was later used by the British and French for timber exports. The city literally died out in the 1960s after the port of San-Pédro was completed.

economy

Today's industry is limited to fishing.

Airport

The airport Sassandra has the Airport Code DISS ( ICAO ) / ZSS ( IATA )

Attractions

Sassandra is known for its beaches and lighthouses, and the Gaoulou National Park is nearby.

Climate table

Sassandra
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     23   30th 23     23   31 23     72   31 23     113   31 23     303   30th 23     586   28 23     209   27 22nd     21st   27 22nd     51   27 22nd     105   29 22nd     158   30th 23     93   30th 23 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Sassandra Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 29.9 30.8 31.0 30.9 30.2 28.0 26.8 26.7 27.4 28.6 29.7 29.8 O 29.1 Min. Temperature (° C) 22.6 23.2 23.3 23.2 23.1 22.5 21.9 21.5 21.7 22.3 22.6 22.6 O 22.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 23 23 72 113 303 586 209 21st 51 105 158 93 Σ 1,757 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 7.2 7.6 7.2 7.2 6.1 4.1 3.8 4.5 5.4 7.0 7.2 7.3 O 6.2 Humidity ( % ) 86 85 85 85 87 89 89 90 89 88 87 87 O 87.3 Source: wetterkontor.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2014 census . Retrieved January 6, 2016.