Abidjan

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.

Abidjan District d'Abidjan
Ceety
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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)
Area
• Ceety	2119 km2 (818 sq mi)
• Urban	422 km2 (163 sq mi)
Population  (2007)
• Ceety	3,660,682
• Metro	6,169,102
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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

• Site officiel du District d'Abidjan Archived 2007-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
• TEDxAbidjan, The Premier Intellectual Gathering of Côte d'Ivoire – Le Principal Forum Intellectuel qui réunit les esprits les plus brillants sous licence de TED Archived 2010-10-14 at the Wayback Machine