Fresco Department

Fresco Department is a department of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 107,752 and its seat is the settlement of Fresco. The sub-prefectures of the department are Dahiri, Fresco and Gbagbam.

Fresco Department Département de Fresco
Department
Location in Ivory Coast. Fresco Department has retained the same boundaries since its creation in 2008.
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Bas-Sassandra
Region	Gbôklé
2008	Established as a second-level subdivision via division of Divo Dept
2011	Converted to a third-level subdivision
Departmental seat	Fresco
Government [1]
• Prefect	Konan Djézou
Area
• Total	1,860 km2 (720 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	107,752
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

Fresco Department was created in 2008 as a second-level subdivision via a split-off from Divo Department.^[3][4] At its creation, it was part of Sud-Bandama Region.

In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Fresco Department became part of Gbôklé Region in Bas-Sassandra District. (Fresco Department was combined with Bas-Sassandra Region to create Bas-Sassandra District.)