Abidjan
major city and economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire
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Summary
Abidjan is a commune of Ivory Coast[1]. Abidjan draws 10,475 Wikipedia views per month (commune of ivory coast category, ranking #143 of 208).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: World Tourism Cities Federation[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Abidjan Department[4], Ivory Coast[5]
- Country: Ivory Coast[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Gulf of Guinea[7]
- Continent: Africa[8]
- Instance of: city[9], former capital[10], big city[11], human settlement[12]
- Official language: French[13]
- Twinned administrative body: San Francisco[14], Tianjin[15], Marseille[16], São Paulo[17], Alfortville[18], Kumasi[19], Pontault-Combault[20], Boulogne-Billancourt[21], Viseu[22], Liège[23]
- Commons category: Abidjan[24]
- Local dialing code: 21[25]
- Inception: 1898[26]
- Coordinate location: 5.3363888888889, -4.0266666666667[27]
- Official website: https://www.abidjan.district.ci/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Abidjan[29]
- Commons gallery: Abidjan[30]
- Population: 5,616,633[31], 4,980,000[32], 4,707,404[33], 2,877,948[34], 1,929,079[35]
- Time of earliest written record: 1896[36]
- Described by source: Great dictionary of geographical names[37], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[38]
- Capital of: Abidjan Department[39], Abidjan Autonomous District[40]
- Official name: Abidjan[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Abidjan[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Abidjan[43]
- Demonym: Abidjanese[44], Abidjanais ou Abidjanaise[45], абиджа́нец[46], абиджа́нцы[47], Abidjanai[48]
- Native label: Abidjan[49]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Abidjan[50]
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Physical Characteristics
Abidjan covers an area of 2119[51]. Abidjan sits at an elevation of 18[52].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Abidjan include L'Abidjanaise[53], a national anthem[54], in Ivory Coast[55], founded in 1960[56].
Why It Matters
Abidjan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Abidjan is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Abidjan include L'Abidjanaise[53], a national anthem[54], in Ivory Coast[55], founded in 1960[56].