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Abengourou

Abengourou is a city in eastern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Comoé District and Indénié-Djuablin Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Abengourou Department.

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Place details

Locality: Abengourou
Region: Comoé
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Population: 130,810
Timezone: Africa/Abidjan

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Abengourou
Settlement.nickname: Cité royale de la paix (Royal city of peace)
Settlement.settlement_type: City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ivory Coast
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ivory Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ivory Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Comoé
Settlement.subdivision_type2

Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of Ivory Coast
Official name: Abengourou
Country: Ivory Coast
Population: +164424
Elevation: +197
Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time
Capital of: Abengourou Department
Image: RCI-Abengourou-Cour Royale de l'Indénié.jpg

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Abengourou is a city in eastern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Comoé District and Indénié-Djuablin Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Abengourou Department.

Abengourou is primarily populated by the Anyi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people who migrated to the region from Ghana. In the 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou was 164,424. The city is served by Abengourou Airport. There is also the interior's largest hospital. There is an agricultural vocational training institute, along with a research station that specializes in the local crops of cocoa and coffee. These crops are then transported the to Abidjan for export.