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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AbidjanAbidjan - Wikipedia

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   Abidjan represents 45% of city dwellers in the Côte d'Ivoire and 20% of the overall population. The city is by far the country's largest, dwarfing the second-largest city, Bouaké (which had 542,082 inhabitants in 2014) as well as the political capital, Yamoussoukro (207,412 inhabitants).

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     Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire [a] and officially...

   • Timeline of Abidjan - Wikipedia

     1898 - Village of Abidjan founded. 20th century. 1903 -...

   • Abidjan - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

     Abidjan is the largest city and former capital of Ivory...

2. fr.wikipedia.org › wiki › AbidjanAbidjan — Wikipédia

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   Abidjan est la ville la plus peuplée de l' Afrique de l'Ouest francophone n 2 et la deuxième plus grande ville et troisième plus grande agglomération au sein de la francophonie n 3. Seule Lagos, l'ancienne capitale du Nigeria la dépasse en nombre d'habitants dans cette région.

3. en.wikivoyage.org › wiki › AbidjanAbidjan – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

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   Serving as the capital from 1933 until 1983, Abidjan 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 Lagos and has historically been the economic power base of the region.

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   Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire, [a] officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country in West Africa . The capital of Côte d'Ivoire is Yamoussoukro but its biggest city is Abidjan. Other cities can be found at List of cities in Côte d'Ivoire . Geography. It borders the Gulf of Guinea to the south and five other African nations.

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   When did Abidjan become a city?

   • The city grew after the construction of a new wharf in 1931. It was made the capital of the French colony in 1933. In 1983, Yamoussoukro was made the capital of the country, but most government offices and foreign embassies are still in Abidjan.

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   Why is Abidjan the capital of the Ivory Coast?

   • The completion of the Vridi Canal in 1951 enabled Abidjan to become an important sea port. Abidjan remained the capital of the Ivory Coast after its independence from France in 1960. In 1983, the city of Yamoussoukro was designated as the official political capital of Ivory Coast.

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   What is Abidjan known for?

   • Abidjan receives the bulk of the country's industrial activity; its port alone receiving 60% of ivory park industry. Abidjan has ambitions of oil-production—off-shore production and especially refining and distribution. In 1995 the port received 12 million tonnes of traffic, of which 5.5 million tonnes were petroleum products.

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   Why is Abidjan considered the economic capital of the country?

   • However, Abidjan has officially been designated as the "economic capital" of the country, because it is the largest city in the country and the centre of its economic activity. Many political institutions and all foreign embassies continue to be located in Abidjan as well.

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