Place:Aboisso

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Aboisso
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Palm oil factory in Aboisso
Palm oil factory in Aboisso
Aboisso is located in Ivory Coast
Aboisso
Aboisso
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 5°28′N 3°12′W / 5.467°N 3.2°W / 5.467; -3.2[1]
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictComoé
RegionSud-Comoé
DepartmentAboisso
Area
 • Total647 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[3]
 • Total100,903
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Town
45,688[2]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Aboisso is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast lying on the Soumié River. It is a sub-prefecture of the Aboisso Department for which it is also the seat of government. Aboisso is also a commune as well as the seat of government for the Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District.

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 town 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.[4] In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso was 86,115.[5]

Villages

The eighteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso and their population in 2014 are:[5]


References

  1. "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. http://www.sphereinfo.com/longitude~latitude/ivory_coast. Retrieved 18 November 2010. 
  2. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  3. Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  4. "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". http://www.statoids.com/uci.html. Retrieved 6 March 2017. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Sud-Comoé". http://www.ins.ci/n/documents/rgph/SUD-COMOE.pdf. Retrieved 5 August 2019.