Anyama

Anyama is a suburb and district of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast . The place is located 5 kilometers north of the Bingerville district and 15 kilometers northeast of the city center of Abidjan on the west bank of the inland lake Aguien . The place is significant as a fishing village and destination for the capital city dwellers. There is a football club in Anyama called Rio Sport d'Anyama .

Population according to the 2014 census is 148,962.

In the wake of the 2010/2011 government crisis , heavy fighting was reported in Anyama on March 29, 2011.

Sons and daughters

• Pierre-Marie Coty (1927-2020), Roman Catholic Bishop of Daloa
• Gervinho (* 1987), football player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ TK250 sheet NB30-10 ABIDJAN. In: Map collection of the University of Texas. Accessed April 2011 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} Dominic Johnson: Major offensive against Gbagbo. In: the daily newspaper . March 29, 2011, accessed April 5, 2011 . 
3. ↑ Results of the 2014 census . Retrieved January 7, 2016.

Coordinates: 5 ° 30 ′  N , 4 ° 3 ′  W

Anyama​

Ivory Coast