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Abidjan
Visited in January 2019
At a glance
- Country
- Ivory Coast
- Region
- Ivory Coast
- Population
- 5.6 million
- Type
- Major city and economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire
- Coordinates
- 5.33°N, 4.02°W
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Overview
Abidjan is the seat of government, largest city and former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation.
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