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Abidjan

Western Africa

Abidjan is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
6,321,017 1
Area (sq km)
2119 1
Founding Year
1898 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
18 1
Latitude
5.317 degrees north 1
Longitude
4.033 degrees west 1
Connections

Associated With

Abidjan Autonomous District, States or Territories

abidjan is associated with abidjan-autonomous-district.

Source Abidjan Autonomous District (Wikipedia)
Cote d'Ivoire, Countries
Source Abidjan (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Abidjan Autonomous District, States or Territories

abidjan is the capital of abidjan-autonomous-district.

Source Abidjan Autonomous District (Wikipedia)
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Air Côte d'Ivoire

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Air Côte d'Ivoiretier 2
Universite Felix Houphouet-Boigny

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Source Universite Felix Houphouet-Boigny (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFHB), formerly known as Université de Cocody or Université de Cocody-Abidjan, is a public university located in the Cocody section of Abidjan and the largest in Côte d'Ivoire.
Constitutional Council of Cote d'Ivoire

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Source Presentation du Conseil constitutionnel de Cote d'Ivoire, conseil-constitutionnel.ciPage footer, address
Quote, Page footer, address
Abidjan Plateau
Court of Cassation of Cote d'Ivoire

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Source Cote d’Ivoire Cour de cassation, member page of the AHJUCAFContact block, Adresse
Quote, Contact block, Adresse
Boîte Postale V 30 Abidjan 01 RCI
OHADA Common Court of Justice and Arbitration

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Source OHADA Cour Commune de Justice et d{ap}Arbitrage, member page of the Association des Hautes Juridictions de Cassation des pays ayant en partage l{ap}usage du FrancaisCourt address, Abidjan (seat)
Quote, Court address, Abidjan (seat)
Plateau, Avenue Dr JAMOT, Face Immeuble « Les Harmonies » 01 BP 8702 Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire
Sources
1. Abidjan (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Abidjan ( AB-ih-JAHN, French: [abidʒɑ̃] ; N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the seat of government, largest city and former capital of Ivory Coast.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    6,321,017
  • Lead section
    As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg.
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    2119
  • Infobox, Elevation
    18 m
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    5.317 N 4.033 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    5.317 N 4.033 W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1898
  • Associated With: Cote d'Ivoire, Infobox, Country
    Cote Divoire
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Abidjan Autonomous District (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
It is the sole department in Abidjan Autonomous District, which is coextensive with the department.
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Wikidata: Abidjan
Wikidata Q1515, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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