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Yamoussoukro
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Yamoussoukro is the capital city of Cote d'Ivoire, 240 kilometres northwest of Abidjan. Designated the political and administrative capital in 1983 by President Felix Houphouet-Boigny, whose birthplace it was, it remains the country's third most populous city, while Abidjan continues as the economic capital.
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Yamoussoukro became the legal capital of Ivory Coast in 1983
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279,977
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Population (2021)
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2,075 km2 (801 sq mi)
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06°48′58″N 05°16′27″W / 6.81611°N 5.27417°W
1. Yamoussoukro (Wikipedia)
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06°48′58″N 05°16′27″W / 6.81611°N 5.27417°W
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Cote d'Ivoire
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