Le Plateau

The Plateau is the central business district of , the economic capital of . It is one of the 10 urban communes of the city. The Plateau is surrounded by the municipality of to the west, to the south by the Ébrié Lagoon.
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,190 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Ivory Coast
  • Also known as: “Le Plateau, Abidjan” and “Plateau”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium and Musée des Civilisations de Côte d’Ivoire.

Stadium
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The , nicknamed Le Félicia, is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby union and athletics, in , Ivory Coast.

Museum
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The Musée des Civilisations de Côte d'Ivoire is a state museum located in . It is located in Plateau, . It exhibits ethnographic, archaeological and iconographic works from Ivory Coast.

Office building
The CCIA Building, is a skyscraper located on Rue Jean-Paul II, in the Plateau community of , . Built in 1982 and topping out at 94 metres tall, it is the fourth-tallest building in Abidjan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abidjan and Attécoubé.

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Serving as the capital from 1933 until 1983, is the biggest and most important city of Cote d'Ivoire. With a population of around 4,000,000 people, it is the second largest city in West Africa after and has historically been the economic power base of the region.

Suburb
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is a suburb of and one of the 10 urban communes of , . It is situated to the northwest of Abidjan's central Plateau commune, overlooking the Baie du Banco. is situated 2½ km northwest of Le Plateau.

Suburb
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is one of the 10 urban communes of , . It forms part of the metropolitan area and autonomous district of Abidjan. The name means "a junction" or "the centre" in the local Tchaman language. is situated 3 km north of Le Plateau.

Le Plateau

Latitude
5.32805° or 5° 19′ 41″ north
Longitude
-4.02125° or 4° 1′ 17″ west
Population
7,190
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
6CQQ8XHH+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 243777009
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2282436
Wiki­data ID
Q960327
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Le Plateau” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلاتو، ساحل العاج”
  • Bengali: “প্লাটু, আইভরি কোস্ট”
  • Cebuano: “Plateau”
  • Chinese: “苏布雷”
  • Chinese: “高原”
  • Danish: “Plateau”
  • Dutch: “Plateau, Ivory Coast”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلاتو”
  • Finnish: “Plateau, Norsunluurannikko”
  • French: “Centre des affaires de Côte d’Ivoire”
  • French: “Le centre des affaires”
  • French: “Le Plateau”
  • German: “Plateau”
  • Greek: “Πλατώ, Ακτή Ελεφαντοστού”
  • Gujarati: “પ્લાટેવ, આઇવરી કોસ્ટ”
  • Hindi: “ला प्लाटौ”
  • Indonesian: “Plateau, Pantai Gading”
  • Italian: “Plateau”
  • Japanese: “プラトー”
  • Kannada: “ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಭೂಮಿ, ಐವರಿ ಕೋಸ್ಟ್”
  • Korean: “르 쁠라또”
  • Latvian: “Plato”
  • Lithuanian: “Plato”
  • Malay: “Plateau, Ivory Coast”
  • Marathi: “प्लाटेवू, आयव्हरी कोस्ट”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Plateau, Ivory Coast”
  • Polish: “Plateau”
  • Portuguese: “Plateau (Costa do Marfim)”
  • Romanian: “Le Plateau”
  • Russian: “Ле-Плато”
  • Sinhala: “ප්ලැටෝ, අයිවරි කෝස්ට්”
  • Spanish: “Plateau”
  • Swedish: “Le Plateau, Elfenbenskusten”
  • Swedish: “Plateau, Elfenbenskusten”
  • Swedish: “Plateau”
  • Tamil: “பலடெயாவு, இவோரி கோஸ்ட்”
  • Telugu: “ప్లాటూ”
  • Thai: “พลาเทียร์, ไอวอรี่โคสต์”
  • Turkish: “Plateau, Fil Dişi Sahili”
  • Ukrainian: “Плато”
  • Urdu: “پلاتیاو ، آئیوری کوسٹ”
  • Vietnamese: “Plateau, Bờ Biển Ngà”

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