West Africa
Côte d’Ivoire
Abidjan Autonomous District

Yopougon

Yopougon, also known colloquially as Yop City, is a suburb of , . It is the most populous of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan and covers most of the western territory of the city.
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  • Type: Suburb with 1,570,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Poy”, “Yop”, and “Yop City”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Library of Ivory Coast and Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium.

Library
is located in , . It was closed in 2006 because of lack of funding and a new team led by Adjiman Nandoh Chantal has been at work since February 2008 and aims to restore and renew the institution. is situated 6 km east of Yopougon.

Stadium
Photo: Zenman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , nicknamed Le Félicia, is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby union and athletics, in , Ivory Coast. is situated 6 km east of Yopougon.

Museum
Photo: Alicia TV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 6 km east of Yopougon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abidjan and Attécoubé.

Photo: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Sebastienyapo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 5 km east of Yopougon.

Suburb
Photo: Willy Stephane Awaho, CC BY 2.0.
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 6 km east of Yopougon.

Yopougon

Latitude
5.3352° or 5° 20′ 7″ north
Longitude
-4.0758° or 4° 4′ 33″ west
Population
1,570,000
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
6CQQ8WPF+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 243777014
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
10628817
Wiki­data ID
Q1470529
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Yopougon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يوبوغون”
  • Bambara: “Yopugɔn”
  • Bengali: “য়ুপৌগণ”
  • Cebuano: “Yopougon”
  • Chinese: “约普贡”
  • Danish: “Yopougon”
  • Dutch: “Yopougon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “يوبوجون”
  • Finnish: “Yopougon”
  • French: “Yopougon”
  • German: “Yopougon”
  • Greek: “Γιοπουγκόν”
  • Gujarati: “યોપૌગૉન”
  • Hindi: “यूपूगून”
  • Indonesian: “Yopougon”
  • Irish: “Yopougon”
  • Italian: “Yopougon”
  • Japanese: “ヨプゴン”
  • Kannada: “ಯೋಪೋಗನ್”
  • Korean: “요푸공”
  • Latvian: “Jopaugona”
  • Lithuanian: “Jopaugonas”
  • Malay: “Yopougon”
  • Marathi: “योपोउगण”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yopougon”
  • Polish: “Yopougon”
  • Portuguese: “Yopougon”
  • Romanian: “Yopougon”
  • Russian: “Йопугон”
  • Sinhala: “යොපොගොන්”
  • Spanish: “Yopougon”
  • Swedish: “Yopougon”
  • Tamil: “யோபோவுகோன்”
  • Telugu: “యొపౌగొన్”
  • Thai: “โยเพากอน”
  • Turkish: “Yopougon”
  • Ukrainian: “Йопугон”
  • Urdu: “یوپوگون”
  • Vietnamese: “Yopougon”

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