Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sassandra

Industry DescriptionNumber of Establishments
Hotels and motels12
Education11
Shopping6
Restaurants6
Churches5

Sassandra Facts

Area3520.5 km²
Population368,620
Male Population198,616 (53.9%)
Female Population170,004 (46.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+881.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+118.2%
Median Age18.8 years (Male: 19.2, Female: 18.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)$3,276 (2022)
Local Time
TimezoneGreenwich Mean Time
Lat & Lng4.95384, -6.08531

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Sassandra Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population37,55895,705168,952307,068368,620428,806491,238
Population Density10.7 / km²27.2 / km²48 / km²87.2 / km²104.7 / km²121.8 / km²139.5 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sassandra Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 118.2% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sassandra+881.5%+285.2%+118.2%
Bas-Sassandra District
Ivory Coast
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sassandra Median Age

Median Age: 18.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sassandra18.8 yrs18.4 yrs19.2 yrs
Bas-Sassandra District18.8 yrs18.4 yrs19.2 yrs
Ivory Coast18.8 yrs18.4 yrs19.2 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sassandra Population Density

Population Density: 105 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sassandra368,6203,520.5 km²105 / km²
Bas-Sassandra District2.3 million28,126.4 km²81 / km²
Ivory Coast22.7 million321,712.8 km²70.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sassandra Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sassandra Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$2,493$2,218$2,968$2,009$2,486$2,562$3,005$3,276
Total GDP$258.4M$291M$493.2M$412.4M$615M$770.8M$1.1B$1.2B
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Bas-Sassandra District CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Bas-Sassandra District1,971 tn0 tn0.1 tons/km²
Ivory Coast24,565 tn0 tn0.1 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Bas-Sassandra District CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,971 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)0.1 tons/km²

Sassandra

Sassandra is a town in southern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Sassandra Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District. lies on the Gulf of Guinea at the mouth of the Sassandra River..

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