Abobo is a northern suburb of

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, ...

and one of the 10 urban communes of this city in

Ivory Coast 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 ...

. Abobo is one of the most populated communes in the country with about 1.3 million inhabitants in an area of 6,925 ha (69.25 km²), a density of 193 inhabitants per hectare. Many of the residents are Muslim settlers from the north of the country.

History

Many violent clashes took place here between security forces and civilians during the

2010–2011 Ivorian crisis The 2010–11 Ivorian crisis was a political crisis in Ivory Coast which began after Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Ivory Coast since 2000, was proclaimed the winner of the Ivorian election of 2010, the first election in the country in 10 yea ...

and Second Ivorian Civil War.

Geography

Abobo, part of Northern Abidjan, is the northernmost suburb of the city, and borders with the boroughs of

Attécoubé Attécoubé ( Ebrié: Abidjan Te) is a suburb of and one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is situated to the northwest of Abidjan's central Plateau commune, overlooking the Baie du Banco. Attécoubé has a total area of , of ...

Adjamé Adjamé is one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It forms part of the metropolitan area and autonomous district of Abidjan. The name ''Adjamé'' means "a junction" or "the centre" in the local Tchaman language. The Tchaman people ...

, and

Cocody Cocody (, ) is a suburb of and one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is upmarket and has an abundance of mansions. Cocody is where most of the wealthy businesspeople, ambassadors, and other affluent people live in Abidjan. The U ...

. It borders also with the city of Anyama, located a few kilometers in the north.

Culture

The

Université d'Abobo-Adjamé Université d'Abobo-Adjamé or the University of Abobo-Adjamé (UAA) is part of the University of Cocody, one of two public universities in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. It is located in the Abobo, Adjamé districts of the city. ...

is located in the commune.

Politics

Its mayor of Abobo, elected in municipal elections of March 2001 is

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who succeeded

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. Among their predecessors, between 1985 and 1990 was the writer

Aké Loba Gérard Aké Loba (15 August 1927 in Abobo, in the Abobo Baoule neighborhood – 3 August 2012 in Aix-en-Provence, France) was an Ivorian diplomat and writer. He won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961. He was also a member of th ...

Transport

Abobo is home to a railway station located on the road linking Ivory Coast to

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

, and a bus station.

References

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