Abidjan Autonomous District

Abidjan Department is a department of . It is the sole department in Abidjan Autonomous District, which is coextensive with the department.

Places of Interest

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

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

Museum
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.

Church
The is a temple of in , . The intent to construct the temple was announced by church president Thomas S.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abidjan and Abobo.

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 northern suburb of and one of the 10 urban communes of this city in . 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. is situated 7 km north of Abidjan Autonomous District.

Suburb
is one of the 10 urban communes of , . It is upmarket and has an abundance of mansions. is where most of the wealthy businesspeople, ambassadors, and other affluent people live in Abidjan.

Abidjan Autonomous District

Latitude
5.3629° or 5° 21′ 46″ north
Longitude
-3.9992° or 3° 59′ 57″ west
Population
6,320,000
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
6CQR9272+58
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Abidjan Autonomous District” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “አቢጃን ራስ ቤት ወረዳ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Abidjan Avtonom Rayonu”
  • Bengali: “অ্যাবিজান স্বায়ত্তশাসিত জেলা”
  • German: “Autonomer Bezirk Abidjan”
  • Hausa: “Abidjan Autonomous gunduwa”
  • Japanese: “アビジャン自治地区”
  • Javanese: “Distrik Otonom Abidjan”
  • Kazakh: “Абиджан автономды ауданы”
  • Kirghiz: “Абиджан автономдуу району”
  • Malay: “Daerah Otonom Abidjan”
  • Oromo: “Giddiga Otonooma Abidjan”
  • Panjabi: “ਅਬੀਜਾਨ ਸਵੈ-ਸ਼ਾਸਤ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Persian: “ناحیه خودمختار ابیجان”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito Autônomo de Abidjan”
  • Pushto: “ابیجان خودمختار ولسوالۍ”
  • Somali: “Degmada Madax-banaan ee Abidjan”
  • Spanish: “Distrito Autónomo de Abidján”
  • Swahili: “Kanda la Kujisimamia la Abidjan”
  • Tajik: “Ноҳияи худмухтори Абижан”
  • Tatar: “Абиджан автономиясы районы”
  • Uzbek: “Abidjan avtonomlik tumani”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Les deux-Plateaux and Gobélé.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Université Felix Houphouet Boigny and Baie de Cocody.

Côte d’Ivoire: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Abidjan, Yamoussoukro, Bouaké, and Comoé National Park.

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