Place:Aboisso
Aboisso | |
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Town, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
 Palm oil factory in Aboisso | |
  Aboisso Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 5°28′N 3°12′W / 5.467°N 3.2°W[1] | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Comoé |
| Region | Sud-Comoé |
| Department | Aboisso |
| Area | |
| • Total | 647 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 100,903 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| • Town | 45,688[2] |
| (2014 census) | |
| Time zone | UTC+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
- ↑ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. http://www.sphereinfo.com/longitude~latitude/ivory_coast. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
- ↑ "Districts of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". http://www.statoids.com/uci.html. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ 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.
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