Editing Sassandra

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'''Sassandra''' is a town in southern [[Ivory Coast]]. It is a [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefecture]] of and the seat of [[Sassandra Department]]. It is also a [[Communes of Ivory Coast|commune]] and the seat of [[Gbôklé Region]] in [[Bas-Sassandra District]].

Sassandra lies on the [[Gulf of Guinea]] at the mouth of the [[Sassandra River]]. The town was founded by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] as ''Santo André'' and was later run by the [[United Kingdom|British]], then the [[France|French]] as a [[seaport]] for [[timber]]. The town declined in the 1960s after [[San-Pédro, Ivory Coast|San Pédro]]'s port was completed. Sassandra's main industry is now [[fishing]].

Sassandra is known for its [[beach]]es and [[lighthouse]], while the [[Gaoulou National Park]] lies nearby. It is served by [[Sassandra Airport]].

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Sassandra was 87,945.<ref name="pop"/>

==Villages==
The thirty eight villages of the sub-prefecture of Sassandra and their population in 2014 are:<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/bassassandra/033206__sassandra/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Sassandra</ref>  
{{Columns-list|colwidth=22em|
# Arokpa (363)
# Bassa (492)
# Batélébré 1 (94)
# Brodjé (431)
# Cocoplage (296)
# Dabéda (169)
# Gaoulou (12 184)
# Gapé (318)
# Grand-Dréwin (747)
# Kadrokpa (1 683)
# Lébléko (151)
# Lékidou (63)
# Misséhi (292)
# Niani (839)
# Niézéko (222)
# Sassandra (26 608)
# Siampaho Pk6 (855)
# Vodiéko (286)
# Akakro (863)
# Dagbégo 1 (1 025)
# Dagbégo 2 (2 042)
# Gloplou Pk20 (496)
# Godé (180)
# Goviadou (39)
# Guédio-Guédio (720)
# Kadrokpa 2 (2 911)
# Latéko (233)
# Lipoyo (1 079)
# Lohiri-Néyau (326)
# Lossan Kouamékro (2 313)
# Louga (889)
# Niabably Pk 26 (3 323)
# Niabayo (89)
# Niéga (328)
# Pauly-Brousse (6 530)
# Pauly-Chantier (623)
# Pauly-Plage (162)
# Sialloukro (2 957)
}}

==Climate==
Sassandra has a [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Aw'') 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 distinct [[dry season]]s: a foggy, cloudy, slightly cooler dry season in August and September and a longer dry period dominated by the [[harmattan|harmattan wind]] from the [[Sahara]] between mid-December and mid-March, resulting in clearer skies than during any other part of the year.
{{Weather box|width = auto
|location = Sassandra (1961–1990)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high C = 30.1
|Feb high C = 30.1
|Mar high C = 31.0
|Apr high C = 30.9
|May high C = 29.8
|Jun high C = 27.9
|Jul high C = 27.1
|Aug high C = 26.5
|Sep high C = 27.5
|Oct high C = 28.5
|Nov high C = 29.6
|Dec high C = 29.5
|year high C = 29.0
|Jan mean C = 26.1
|Feb mean C = 26.9
|Mar mean C = 27.0
|Apr mean C = 26.5
|May mean C = 26.5
|Jun mean C = 25.4
|Jul mean C = 24.5
|Aug mean C = 24.2
|Sep mean C = 24.6
|Oct mean C = 25.5
|Nov mean C = 26.2
|Dec mean C = 26.1
|year mean C = 25.8
|Jan low C = 22.3
|Feb low C = 23.0
|Mar low C = 23.2
|Apr low C = 23.4
|May low C = 23.1
|Jun low C = 22.0
|Jul low C = 22.7
|Aug low C = 22.0
|Sep low C = 22.0
|Oct low C = 22.4
|Nov low C = 22.8
|Dec low C = 22.6
|year low C = 22.6
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 15.8
|Feb rain mm = 35.7
|Mar rain mm = 52.6
|Apr rain mm = 96.9
|May rain mm = 235.1
|Jun rain mm = 529.1
|Jul rain mm = 191.4
|Aug rain mm = 32.1
|Sep rain mm = 43.6
|Oct rain mm = 84.5
|Nov rain mm = 119.6
|Dec rain mm = 72.8
|Jan sun = 208.3
|Feb sun = 192.4
|Mar sun = 211.4
|Apr sun = 218.3
|May sun = 182.5
|Jun sun = 112.1
|Jul sun = 128.8
|Aug sun = 123.8
|Sep sun = 154.4
|Oct sun = 216.0
|Nov sun = 224.2
|Dec sun = 206.2
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name= NOAA>{{Cite FTP | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/IV/65599.TXT
| server = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| title = Sassandra–Aero Climate Normals 1961-1990
| accessdate = December 21, 2015}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{in lang|fr}} [https://sites.google.com/site/neyoproject Neyo project : Collaborative project on culture and language of Neyo people, from Sassandra (Côte d'Ivoire)]
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[[Category:Sub-prefectures of Gbôklé]]
[[Category:Communes of Gbôklé]]
[[Category:Regional capitals of Ivory Coast]]