Banco National Park
Banco National Park is a national park in Ivory Coast, located along Highway North in the district of Attécoubé. It is one of the only dense, primary tropical forests located in the heart of an urban area, other than the Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: protected areas of Côte d’Ivoire
- Also known as: “Parc du Banco”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Attécoubé and Adjamé.
Attécoubé
Suburb
Photo: Sebastienyapo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Attécoubé 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 is situated 4½ km southeast of Banco National Park.
Adjamé
Suburb
Photo: Willy Stephane Awaho, CC BY 2.0.
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. Adjamé is situated 5 km southeast of Banco National Park.
Abobo
Suburb
Abobo is a northern suburb of Abidjan and one of the 10 urban communes of this city in Ivory Coast. Abobo is one of the most populated communes in the country with about 1.3 million inhabitants in an area of 6,925 ha, a density of 193 inhabitants per hectare. Abobo is situated 6 km northeast of Banco National Park.
Banco National Park
- Category: national park
- Location: Abidjan Autonomous District, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
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Satellite Map
Discover Banco National Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Banco National Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Parc National du Banco”
- Danish: “Banco nationalpark”
- Danish: “Banco Nationalpark”
- Dutch: “Nationaal park Banco”
- French: “forêt du banco”
- French: “parc national du Banco”
- French: “Parc national du Banco”
- German: “Nationalpark Banco”
- Hausa: “Filin shakatawa na Banco”
- Italian: “parco nazionale del Banco”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Banco nasjonalpark”
- Polish: “Park Narodowy Banco”
- Spanish: “Parque nacional del Banco”
- Swahili: “Hifadhi ya Taifa ya Banco”
- Swedish: “Banco nationalpark”
- Swedish: “Parc National du Banco”
- Urdu: “بینکو نیشنل پارک”
- Vietnamese: “Vườn quốc gia Banco”
- Western Panjabi: “بانسو نیشنل پارک”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dassi Boli and Petit Banco.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Banco and CHU Yopougon.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Banco National Park”. Photo: Axe, CC BY-SA 3.0.