Abidjan (Autonomous District)

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Abidjan
Liberia Ghana Burkina Faso Mali Guinea Denguélé Savanes Bafing Zanzan Worodougou Vallée du Bandama Marahoué Lacs Moyen-Comoé Sud-Comoé Dix-Huit Montagnes N'zi-Comoé Agnéby Lagunes Sud-Bandama Fromager Bas-Sassandra Moyen-Cavally Haut-Sassandralocation
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Basic data
Country Ivory Coast
surface 2119 km²
Residents 4,707,404 (2014 census)
density 2222 inhabitants per km²
founding 2002
ISO 3166-2 CI-AB

Coordinates: 5 ° 20 ′  N , 4 ° 2 ′  W

District coat of arms

The Autonomous District of Abidjan is a district in the Ivory Coast in the south of the country on the Atlantic Ocean , which has replaced the municipality of Abidjan as an administrative unit since 2002 . The district now consists of ten independent parishes and four sub-prefectures. The ten parishes are summarized as the city of Abidjan.

The district largely borders the Lagunes district and has a short border with the Comoé district in the east. According to the 2014 census, the population of the ten municipalities together is 4,395,243, the total for the district is 4,707,404.

Structure of the district

Parishes of Abidjan Ville

Sub-prefectures

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Results of the 2014 census . Retrieved January 10, 2016.