PRESENTATION
The San Pedro Region is located in the extreme South-West of Côte d'Ivoire and is subdivided into two (02) Departments: San Pedro (Capital) and Tabou. It covers an area of 12,790 km2, which is 3.97% of the national territory.
- The population of the region is as follows:
|
ENTITY |
POPULATION |
HOUSEHOLDS |
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|
MEN |
WOMEN |
TOTAL |
SEX RATIO |
NUMBER |
AVERAGE SIZE |
|
|
San Pedro Region |
570,701 |
490,023 |
1,060,724 |
116 |
198,065 |
5.4 |
|
San Pedro Department |
422,143 |
368,099 |
790,242 |
115 |
150,351 |
5.3 |
|
SAN PEDRO (Capital) |
205,927 |
184,727 |
390,654 |
111 |
75,903 |
5.1 |
Source: INS, RGPH 2021
- San Pedro, the capital of the region, is a Main Economic Connector (a large city at an advanced stage of urbanization facilitating urban economies through a diversified economic base that fosters innovation) housing the second Autonomous Port of Côte d'Ivoire, through which the majority of Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa production is exported (the world's leading cocoa exporting port) (Study on the Competitive Economic Pole Development Program - PEC, 2018). It is also a national balance point that can ultimately serve as a counterweight and help alleviate urban pressure on Abidjan due to its industrial vocation;
- There are industrial zones (MCIPPME, 2022):
- Four (04) old zones covering a total area of 200 ha with 141 active companies installed on 156.7 ha;
- One (01) new industrial zone of 500 ha to be partially allocated to automotive assembly and cocoa industries.
- Mobile network coverage (ARTCI, July 2023): 97.83% of localities and 99.85% of the population are covered;
- Health: The health infrastructure in the region covers most of the technical platforms.
|
Health Infrastructure |
Number |
|
Primary Health Care Facilities (ESPC) |
99 |
|
General Hospitals |
02 |
|
Confessional General Hospitals |
01 |
|
Regional Hospital Centers |
01 |
|
Private Profit-Making Health Facilities |
11 |
|
Functional Operating Theaters |
02 |
|
Functional Gynecological-Obstetric Operating Rooms |
01 |
|
Functional Public Radiology Services |
02 |
|
Functional Private Radiology Services |
05 |
|
Public Dental Clinics |
01 |
|
Public Pharmacies |
09 |
|
Private Pharmacies |
33 |
Source: MSHPCMU, 2022
- There is one (01) university: University of San Pedro.
The key sectors include agriculture and agro-industry, animal resources, mining and oil resources, wood industry, and tourism.
- Agriculture:
|
Type of Crop |
Crops |
Production (in tons) |
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|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
||
|
Cash Crops |
Rubber |
135,201 |
178,485 |
180,016 |
|
Oil Palm |
90,143 |
81,184 |
92,028 |
|
|
Cocoa |
230,003 |
175,421 |
158,403 |
|
|
Coffee |
8 |
15 |
14 |
|
|
Food Crops |
Plantain Banana |
22,780 |
23,663 |
45,418 |
|
Yam |
37,229 |
38,192 |
57,729 |
|
|
Corn |
14,731 |
15,504 |
59,783 |
|
|
Rice |
8,153 |
19,937 |
22,310 |
|
|
Cassava |
206,028 |
222,432 |
402,885 |
|
|
Potato |
356 |
366 |
ND |
|
|
Taro |
1,406 |
1,448 |
ND |
|
|
Vegetable Crops |
Eggplant |
4,652 |
4,762 |
3,007 |
|
Okra |
1,483 |
1,528 |
4,451 |
|
|
Tomato |
195 |
201 |
1,583 |
|
Source: MEMINADERPV, 2023 ND: Not Available
- Animal Resources:
|
Type of Livestock |
Species |
Livestock (in number of heads) |
|
2022 |
||
|
Poultry |
Broilers |
128,448 |
|
Layers |
102,407 |
|
|
Traditional Chickens |
28,686 |
|
|
Ruminants |
Cattle |
6,532 |
|
Sheep |
9,375 |
|
|
Goats |
3,861 |
|
|
Pigs |
Traditional Pig |
5,249 |
|
Modern Pig |
Source: MIRAH, estimate 2022
- Oil and Mining Resources: discovery of iron in Monogaga yet to be extracted (150 million tons at 42% iron estimated by SODEMI) and oil offshore from San Pedro;
- Industry:
- Agro-industry: Processing of natural rubber, cultivation and processing of oil palm, coconut production;
- Other Industries: 5% of industrial units in Côte d'Ivoire (90% in Abidjan) operating mainly in the cocoa industry, milling, cement, wood sector, coffee, rice, corn hulling, rice whitening, and mills for processing cassava and peanuts. About thirty (30) processing units (mills and hulling) have been recorded for the city of San Pedro alone;
- Wood Sector: Seventeen (17) large sawmills are located in the San Pedro Region, mainly in the city of San Pedro;
- Tourism: The region's tourist offerings include:
- Monogaga Beaches;
- Sirens Bay in Grand-Bereby;
- San Pedro Beaches.
- Taki Bay.
INVEST IN THE REGION
As part of the implementation of the National Development Plan 2021-2025 (PND 2021-2025), the San Pedro Region is included in the area covered by the Agro-pole for the transformation of cash crops supplying the port of San Pedro (Agro-pole 7).
Investment opportunities exist in the following sectors:
- Agriculture and Agro-industry: Investments in the development of food crop sectors (Rice, Plantain Banana, Cassava), cash crop sectors (Cocoa, Rubber, Oil Palm, Coffee), the fisheries sector, and the processing of these agricultural products.
- Education-Training: creation and operation of schools, colleges, high schools, and major university, technical, and vocational schools;
- Tourism: investment in the construction of hotel complexes and the creation of tourist circuits;
- Mining Resources: exploration and exploitation of oil and mineral resources (oil and iron).
PROJECT PORTFOLIO
Some priority projects and actions have been identified for the benefit of the San Pedro Region, including:
|
NB |
Project or Action Description |
Planning Document |
Estimated Cost (FCFA) |
Observations |
|
1 |
Construction of the San Pedro thermal power plant (2×350 MW) |
PND 2021 -2025 |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
2 |
Construction of the Man-San Pedro railway |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
3 |
Construction and operation of a container terminal at the San Pedro port |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
4 |
Construction of 2 butane gas storage spheres of 2,000 tons each (LPG terminal (4,000 tm) at the San Pedro port) |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
5 |
Petroleum products storage project at the San Pedro port: construction of a white petroleum products depot |
PND 2021 -2025 |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
6 |
Filling and development of 150 ha of the San Pedro port area |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
7 |
Filling and development of 150 ha of the San Pedro port area |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
8 |
Construction of a new cocoa bean processing unit at the San Pedro industrial complex |
PND 2021 -2025 |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
9 |
Exploitation of iron from Monogaga |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
10 |
Development of an Industrial Zone (500 ha) including one (01) industrial economic zone |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
11 |
Electrification of localities in San Pedro |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
12 |
Construction and strengthening of roads (heavy and light profiling) and structures |
PND 2021 -2025 |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
13 |
Construction of social and economic housing |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
14 |
Implementation of the land development program for the production of housing and serviced land accessible to all |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
15 |
Implementation of the Competitive Economic Pole (PEC) program of San Pedro (Main Economic Connector) |
Not specified |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
16 |
Creation of a smoked fish production unit in San Pedro: 300 million FCFA |
San Pedro Investment Project Bank - 2021 edition
San Pedro Investment Project Bank - 2021 edition |
300,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
17 |
Creation of a seafood packaging unit in Grand Béréby: 300 million FCFA |
300,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
18 |
Creation of a cassava processing unit (Cassava dough / chips) in Graabo: 100 - 150 million FCFA |
150,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
19 |
Construction of a modern slaughterhouse meeting health safety standards in San Pedro: 350 million FCFA |
350,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
20 |
Development of a leisure center in San Pedro: 500 million FCFA |
500,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
21 |
Development of a leisure center in San Pedro: 500 million FCFA |
500,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
22 |
Creation of a tourist village: 500 million FCFA |
500,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
23 |
Establishment of a multidisciplinary general medical clinic in Grand Béréby: 500 million FCFA |
500,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
24 |
Establishment of a hemodialysis clinic in San Pedro: 450 million FCFA |
450,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
25 |
Establishment of a cardiology clinic in San Pedro: 600 million FCFA |
600,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
|
|
26 |
Establishment of a pediatric clinic in Grand Béréby: 150 million FCFA |
150,000,000 |
Business opportunity to seize |
Source: MEPD, 2024 / PS-Gouv2
