AfricaCôte d'IvoireComoé District
Grand-Bassam
Comoé District, Côte d'Ivoire · Africa
About Grand-Bassam
Grand-Bassam sits on the route: 10 minutes from Azuretti.
Grand-Bassam is in Comoé District, Côte d'Ivoire, with about 97,000 people. The nearest town is Azuretti, about 4 km away.
Grand-Bassam (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ basam]) is a town in southeastern Ivory Coast, lying east of Abidjan. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Grand-Bassam Department; it is also a commune. During the late 19th century, Grand-Bassam was briefly the French colonial capital of Ivory Coast. Because of itsRead more
outstanding examples of colonial architecture and town-planning, and the juxtaposition of the colonial town with a traditional Nzema village, the historic center of Grand-Bassam was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.
In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Grand-Bassam was 124,567.
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Grand-Bassam is in Comoé District, Côte d'Ivoire, about 4 km from Azuretti.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 96,797
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Region
- Comoé District
- Timezone
- Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates
- 5.2118, -3.7388
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