Abidjan

Abidjan District d'Abidjan
—  Ceety  —
Collection o views of Abidjan, featurin St. Paul's Cathedral, the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, the Republic square, the beach o Vridi an the CBD namit Le Plateau.
Seal Coat of arms
Abidjan Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°19′N 4°02′W
Kintra	Côte d'Ivoire
Region	Lagunes Region
Govrenment
- Mayor	Pierre Djédji Amondji (FPI)
Aurie
- Ceety	2,119 km2 (818.2 sq mi)
- Urban	422 km2 (162.9 sq mi)
Indwallers (2007)
- Ceety	3,660,682
- Metro	6,169,102
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Abidjan is the economic an umwhile offeecial caipital o Côte d'Ivoire, while the current caipital is Yamoussoukro. As o 2011, it is the lairgest ceety in the naition an the third-largest French-speakin ceety in the warld, efter Paris an Kinshasa, but afore Montreal. It haes, accordin tae the authorities o the kintra in 2006, 5,068,858 residents in the metropolitan aurie an 3,796,677 residents in the municipality. Anerlie Lagos, the umwhile caipital o Nigerie, haes a lairger nummer o inhabitants in this region. Considered a cultural hub o Wast Africae, Abidjan is characterisit bi a heich level o industrialisation an urbanization. The ceety staunds in Ébrié Lagoon, on several convergin peninsulaes an islands, connectit bi brigs.

The ceety grew efter the construction o a new wharf in 1931 an its designation as the caipital o the then French colony in 1933. The completion o the Vridi Canal in 1951 enabled it tae become an important sea port. In 1983, Yamoussoukro wis designatit as the naition's caipital, but maist govrenment offices an foreign embassies are still in Abidjan.

Freemit airtins

Wikimedia Commons haes media adae wi:

Abidjan

• Site officiel du District d'Abidjan
• TEDxAbidjan, The Premier Intellectual Gathering of Côte d'Ivoire – Le Principal Forum Intellectuel qui réunit les esprits les plus brillants sous licence de TED