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Abidjan Department
Department in Abidjan, Ivory Coast / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abidjan Department (French: Département d'Abidjan, pronounced [depaʁtəmɑ̃ d‿abidʒɑ̃]) is a department of Ivory Coast. It is the sole department in Abidjan Autonomous District: the territory of the department and the district are the same.[3]
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Abidjan Department
Département d'Abidjan | |
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![]() Location in Ivory Coast. Abidjan Department has had these boundaries since 1998. Darker shade: City of Abidjan. | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Abidjan |
1969 | Established as a first-level subdivision |
1988 | Divided to create Grand-Lahou and Tiassalé Depts |
1997 | Converted to a second-level subdivision |
1998 | Divided to create Alépé, Dabou, and Jacqueville Depts |
2011 | Converted to a third-level subdivision |
2011 | Transferred from Lagunes Region to Abidjan Autonomous District |
Departmental seat | Abidjan |
Government | |
• Prefect | Sidiki Diakité |
Area | |
• Total | 2,119 km2 (818 sq mi) |
Population (2021 census)[2] | |
• Total | 6,321,017 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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