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Abengourou
Comoé District, Côte d'Ivoire · Africa
About Abengourou
Abengourou sits on the route: 15 minutes from Adounikro.
Abengourou is in Comoé District, Côte d'Ivoire, with about 130,000 people. The nearest town is Adounikro, about 8 km away.
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 fromRead more
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 151 kilometres (94 mi) to Abidjan for export.
Within the city is the residence of the Anyi paramount chief, who is also the King of Indénié, a kingdom founded in the 18th century. His home was built in 1882 and is decorated with artifacts.
The name "Abengourou" stems from the Akan language expression "n'pé kro", which means "I don't like long discussions".
The city is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou, with its cathedral at the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus.
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Abengourou is in Comoé District, Côte d'Ivoire, about 8 km from Adounikro.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 130,810
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Region
- Comoé District
- Timezone
- Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates
- 6.7297, -3.4964
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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