Akoupé

Akoupé
Akoupé
Coordinates	6 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 53'  W Coordinates: 6 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 53'  W
Basic data
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lagunes
Residents	66,311 (2014 census)
politics
mayor	ATSE Adouan Paul

Akoupé is a city in the southeast of the Ivory Coast and is located in the Agnéby region , at a distance of about 142 km from Abidjan . It is considered to be the place of origin of the Ivorian dance style Coupé Decalé , which later developed into a very popular and widespread form of music and dance.

Demographics

Number of inhabitants

year	1975	1988	2010
Residents	10 873	20 393	34 356

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2014 census . Retrieved January 7, 2016.
2. ↑ Fiche d'Akoupé sur le site du world gazetteer