Abengourou is a city in eastern
Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
. It is the seat of both
Comoé District
Comoé District (french: District du Comoé) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southeast corner of the country, bordering Ghana to the east, Zanzan District to the north, Lacs District and L ...
and
Indénié-Djuablin Region
Indénié-Djuablin Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of two regions in Comoé District. The region's seat is Abengourou. Other important towns are Agnibilekrou, Bettié and Niablé ...
. It is also a
commune
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** Communes of ...
and the seat of and a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
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of
Abengourou Department
Abengourou Department is a department of Indénié-Djuablin Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 430,539 and its seat is the settlement of Abengourou. The sub-prefectures of the department are Abengourou, Amélà ...
.
Abengourou is primarily populated by the
Anyi ethnic group, a branch of the
Akan people
The Akan () people live primarily in present-day Ghana and Ivory Coast in West Africa. The Akan language (also known as ''Twi/Fante'') are a group of dialects within the Central Tano branch of the Potou–Tano subfamily of the Niger–Congo ...
who migrated to the region from
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
. In the 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou was 164,424. The city is served by
Abengourou Airport
Abengourou Airport is an airport serving Abengourou, Côte d'Ivoire.
See also
*Transport in Côte d'Ivoire
*
*
References
OurAirports - Abengourou Great Circle Mapper - Abengourou* Google Earth
Airports in Ivory Coast
Airport
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. There is also the interior's largest hospital.
[ There is an agricultural vocational training institute, along with a research station that specializes in the local crops of ]cocoa
Cocoa may refer to:
Chocolate
* Chocolate
* ''Theobroma cacao'', the cocoa tree
* Cocoa bean, seed of ''Theobroma cacao''
* Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure, liquid chocolate extracted from the cocoa bean, including both cocoa butter and ...
and coffee
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S ...
.[ These crops are then transported the to Abidjan for export.
Within the city is the residence of the Anyi paramount chief, who is also the King of Indénié. His home was built in 1882 and is decorated with artifacts.]Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou ( la, Abenguruen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Abengourou in the Ecclesiastical province of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire.
History
* September 13, 1963: Established as Diocese of Abengourou from ...
, with its cathedral at the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus.
Notable people
* Roger Assalé
Roger Claver Djapone Assalé (born 13 November 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Dijon.
Club career
Assalé was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their fi ...
(born 13 November 1993), international footballer
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In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou was 135,635.
Villages
The seventeen villages of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou and their population in 2014 are:[
]
References
External links
Sub-prefectures of Indénié-Djuablin
District capitals of Ivory Coast
Communes of Indénié-Djuablin
Regional capitals of Ivory Coast
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