SAN-PDRO

port town, southwestern Cte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). It is situated about 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Sassandra, on the Gulf of Guinea. Until the mid-1960s, San-Pdro was a tiny fishing village of fewer than 100 inhabitants, but, following the start of port construction there in 1968, it rapidly grew into a major town. Upon completion of the port in 1970, San-Pdro became the nation's second largest port (after the capital, Abidjan). Exports consist mainly of wood products, which also constitute the town's largest industry. San-Pdro serves as a shipping point in the government project to develop and export the rich forest resources of southwestern Cte d'Ivoire. Pop. (1975) 31,606.