Aboisso
Appearance
Aboisso | |
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Town, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
![]() Palm oil factory in Aboisso | |
Coordinates: 5°28′N 3°12′W / 5.467°N 3.200°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Comoé |
Region | Sud-Comoé |
Department | Aboisso |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 86,115 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Aboisso is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and is the seat of Aboisso Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District. The town lies on the Soumié River.
The town's population is primarily composed of the Anyi Sanwi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people. Once part of the Krindjabo kingdom, the city also served as a staging point for Marcel Treich-Laplène's early explorations of Ivory Coast. The area is served by Aboisso Airport.
History
Aboisso was the seat of the Sud-Comoé region from 1997 to 2011.[2] In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso was 86,115 [3].
Villages
The eighteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso and their population in 2014 are [3]:
- Aboisso (63 332)
- Assouba (5 802)
- Ayebo (2 168)
- Bakro (3 936)
- Ebokoffikro (519)
- Eholie (1 759)
- Koffi Kokorekro (930)
- Maubert (890)
- Ningue (1 640)
- Alliékro (418)
- Ebakro (304)
- Ehian (1 193)
- Ehoussébo (1 015)
- Epiénou (831)
- Kodiakro (232)
- Kohourou (7 037)
- Krindjabo (6 002)
- Sanhouman (1 901)
- Tèmin-Débarcadaire (3 850
References
- ^ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". Statoids.com. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ a b "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Sud-Comoé" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.