Attécoubé (

Ebrié The Tchaman or Ébrié are an Akan people living in the Abidjan region of Côte d'Ivoire. Originally called the "Tchaman/Kyama/Gyama" or "Achan" (both of which mean "the chosen ones" in the Ebrié language), the name Ébrié was given to them by ...

: Abidjan Te) is a suburb of and one of the 10 urban

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

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

. It is situated to the northwest of Abidjan's central Plateau commune, overlooking the Baie du Banco. Attécoubé has a total area of , of which is covered by forest and by

Ébrié Lagoon The Ébrié Lagoon lies in Ivory Coast, separated for almost all of its length from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow coastal strip. The long lagoon is linked to the sea by the Vridi Canal, while the Comoë River flows into it. The lagoon averages ...

. The commune forms part of

Banco National Park Banco National Park is a national park in Ivory Coast, located along Highway North in the district of Attécoubé (Abidjan). It is one of the only dense, primary tropical forest located in the heart of an urban area, other than the Tijuca Nati ...

. The population was 164,751 in 1988, 214,638 in 1998, and 260,911 in 2014. At the beginning of the colonial era, Attécoubé was exploited by the French for its timber. Its mayor, elected in municipal elections in March 2001, is Danho Paulin.

Districts

Attécoubé is separated into almost three dozen districts. These include:

Right bank

Left bank

Notable people

Noel Yobou Noel Mobio Yobou Agbo (born 5 January 1982 in Attécoubé) is a footballer who play as goalkeeper and is currently playing for Platinum Stars F.C. Career He began his career with Stella Club d'Adjamé, was promoted in 2002, before transferred ...

(born 1982), footballer *

Chaka Traorè Chaka Traorè (born 23 December 2004) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club AC Milan. Club career Parma Traorè made his professional debut with Parma in a 2–1 Coppa Italia loss to Lazio on 21 January ...

(born 2004), footballer

References

Communes of Abidjan Suburbs in Ivory Coast {{Abidjan-geo-stub