Sassandra | |
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Town,sub-prefecture, andcommune | |
 A beach in Sassandra | |
  Sassandra Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates:4°57′N6°5′W / 4.950°N 6.083°W /4.950; -6.083 | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Bas-Sassandra |
| Region | Gbôklé |
| Department | Sassandra |
| Area | |
• Total | 836 km2 (323 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
• Total | 87,945 |
| • Density | 105/km2 (272/sq mi) |
| • Town | 26,608[1] |
| (2014 census) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Sassandra is a town in southernIvory Coast. It is asub-prefecture of and the seat ofSassandra Department. It is also acommune and the seat ofGbôklé Region inBas-Sassandra District.
Sassandra lies on theGulf of Guinea at the mouth of theSassandra River. The town was founded by thePortuguese asSanto André and was later run by theBritish, then theFrench as aseaport fortimber. The town declined in the 1960s afterSan Pédro's port was completed. Sassandra's main industry is nowfishing.
Sassandra is known for itsbeaches andlighthouse, while theGaoulou National Park lies nearby. It is served bySassandra Airport.
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Sassandra was 87,945.[2]
The thirty eight villages of the sub-prefecture of Sassandra and their population in 2014 are:[3]
Sassandra has atropical savanna climate (KöppenAw) with year-round very high humidity and extreme heat discomfort. Sassandra sees two rainy seasons: the main rains occur from April to July, with a second shorter and lighter rain period from October to December. There are two very distinctdry seasons: a foggy, cloudy, slightly cooler dry season in August and September and a longer dry period dominated by theharmattan wind from theSahara between mid-December and mid-March, resulting in clearer skies than during any other part of the year.
| Climate data for Sassandra (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.1 (86.2) | 30.1 (86.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 29.8 (85.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 29.6 (85.3) | 29.5 (85.1) | 29.0 (84.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.8 (78.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.6 (72.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 15.8 (0.62) | 35.7 (1.41) | 52.6 (2.07) | 96.9 (3.81) | 235.1 (9.26) | 529.1 (20.83) | 191.4 (7.54) | 32.1 (1.26) | 43.6 (1.72) | 84.5 (3.33) | 119.6 (4.71) | 72.8 (2.87) | 1,509.2 (59.43) |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 208.3 | 192.4 | 211.4 | 218.3 | 182.5 | 112.1 | 128.8 | 123.8 | 154.4 | 216.0 | 224.2 | 206.2 | 2,178.4 |
| Source: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
Sassandra travel guide from WikivoyageRegional seat:Sassandra | ||
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