List of cities in Côte d'Ivoire
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Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
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- AbengourouAbengourouAbengourou is a city in Abengourou Department of Côte d'Ivoire. Abengourou is primarily populated by the Anyi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people who migrated to the region from Ghana. The population of Abengourou was estimated to be 105,000 people in 2004...
- AbidjanAbidjanAbidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
- AboissoAboissoAbiosso is the main town of Aboisso Department of Côte d'Ivoire, located in the Sud-Comoé Region. The city's population is primarily composed of the Anyi Sanwi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people. Once part of the Krindjabo kingdom, the city also served as a staging point for Marcel...
- AdzopéAdzopéAdzopé is a town in Adzopé Department of Côte d'Ivoire. It is located in Agnéby Region....
- AgbovilleAgbovilleAgboville is a town in Agboville Department of Côte d'Ivoire, and located in Agnéby Region. It is near to Abidjan. The local ethnic group is called Abbey. Abbey is one of over 60 ethnic groups represented in Cote D'Ivoire. The Abbey people have many traditions related to family and friends. One...
- ÁnyamaÁnyamaAnyama is a suburb of the Côte d'Ivoire capital of Abidjan, lying around 20 km north of the city. It has its own football club, the Rio Sport d'Anyama, and a population of roughly 100,000. Ivory coast football internationals Gervinho and Arouna Koné were born in Anyama....
- BiankoumaBiankoumaLying in Dix-Huit Montagnes Region, Biankouma is the chief town of Biankouma Department of Côte d'Ivoire, located north of Man in the western part of the country. The town is divided into old and new towns, the old town buildings being heavily ornamented. Biankouma is also known for its fetish...
- BingervilleBingervilleBingerville is a city in south eastern Côte d'Ivoire, lying on the Ébrié Lagoon. Originally a market town, it grew as the capital of the then colony from 1909 until 1934. It is named after Louis-Gustave Binger, a former French colonial governor...
- BondoukouBondoukouBondoukou is a town in Bondoukou Department of Côte d'Ivoire, located in the Zanzan Region, 420 km Northeast of Abidjan...
- BouafléBouafléBouaflé is a town in Bouaflé Department in Côte d'Ivoire's Marahoué Region. Bouaflé Town is the capital of Marahoué Region....
- BouakéBouakéBouaké is the second largest city in Côte d'Ivoire, with a population of 775,300 . It is the main urban settlement of the Bouaké Department with a population exceeding 1.2 million, in the Vallée du Bandama Region...
- Bouna
- BoundialiBoundialiBoundiali is a town in Boundiali Department in north central Côte d'Ivoire, in the southwest of Savanes Region.Its population, the boundialikas, is made mainly of ethnic groups shared across the borders of Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso as well as some Fulas, totalling around 50,000 people in the...
- Bugu
- DabakalaDabakalaDabakala is the center town of Dabakala Department of Côte d'Ivoire. Dabakala Department and Dabakala City lie in Vallée du Bandama Region.-References:...
- DabouDabouDabou is a town in Dabou Department of Côte d'Ivoire, located in the country's Lagunes Region. Dabou is also the port city that dominates that department. The area is served by Dabou Airport....
- DaloaDaloaDaloa is a town in Daloa Department of Côte d'Ivoire, lying west of Yamoussoukro in Haut-Sassandra Region. It has a population of over 100,000. The town is a regional capital and an important trading centre, particularly for cocoa...
- DananéDananéDanané is a town in Danané Department in western Côte d'Ivoire near the Guinean and Liberian borders, west of Man, Côte d'Ivoire. It lies in Dix-Huit Montagnes Region....
- DimbokroDimbokroDimbokro is the chief town of Dimbokro Department of Côte d'Ivoire, located in N'zi-Comoé Region. The town is served by Dimbokro Airport.- External links :*...
- DivoDivo, Côte d'IvoireDivo is a town in Divo Department of Côte d'Ivoire. Divo Department is part of Sud-Bandama Region. The town is served by Divo Airport.-References:...
- FerkessédougouFerkessédougouFerkessédougou is the second largest town in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Ferkessédougou is also the administrative seat of the Ferkessédougou Department, one of four Departments in the Savanes Region...
- GagnoaGagnoaGagnoa is one of the fifty-eight departments of Côte d'Ivoire, in the Fromager Region, and also the name of the city at the center of that department. The city is located in the department to the southwest of the official capital Yamoussoukro. It is a market town, with a population of just over...
- Grand Bassam
- Grand LahouGrand LahouGrand Lahou is a town in Grand Lahou Department of Côte d'Ivoire in Lagunes Region.The town of Grand Lahou is situated where the Bandama River meets the Gulf of Guinea. It was occupied by the British, Germans and Dutch before the French developed it as a trading port from 1890...
- JacquevilleJacquevilleJacqueville is the chief town of Jaqueville Department of Côte d'Ivoire. Jacqueville Department is part of the Lagunes Region. The town of Jacqueville is so named because it was the first place in Côte d'Ivoire where the Union Flag was raised when the British originally occupied the country...
- KatiolaKatiolaKatiola is the chief town of Katiola Department of Côte d'Ivoire. It lies in Vallée du Bandama Region. The city of Katiola is located at around .- Transport :Katiola is served by a station on the national railway system, and by Katiola Airport....
- KongKong, Côte d'IvoireKong is a town and commune in the Ferkessédougou Department, in the Savanes Region of northern Côte d'Ivoire. It was the capital of the Kong Empire .-Natural history:...
- KorhogoKorhogoKorhogo is a town in Korhogo Department in the north-central region of Côte d'Ivoire. It has a population of 174,000 . It produces and/or processes goods such as cotton, kapok, rice, millet, peanuts, corn, yams, sheep, goats and diamonds. The town was on an important pre-colonial trade route to...
- KoutoKoutoKouto is a town in northern Côte d'Ivoire, lying north of Boundiali. It is known for its seventeenth century Sahelian mosque....
- ManMan, Côte d'IvoireMan is a town in Man Department in the west of central Côte d'Ivoire. It is part of Dix-Huit Montagnes Region and is an important market town lying between mountains including Mount Toura and Mount Tonkoui, the two highest in the nation, and La Dent de Man, popular with hikers. The city lies near...
- MarahouéMarahouéMarahoué is one of the 19 regions of Côte d'Ivoire. The region's capital is Bouaflé. Covering 8,500 km², its population is 651,700.The region is divided into three departments: Bouaflé, Sinfra, and Zuénoula....
- OdiennéOdiennéOdienné is the chief town of Odienné Department of Côte d'Ivoire, lying in the northwestern part of the country. West of Odienné is the Deng Kele Massif. The town of Odienné was founded by Malinké people under Vakaba Tourié . Later, Samory Touré founded a support base in the town. Features of...
- OuméOuméOumé is the chief town in Oumé Departments of Côte d'Ivoire, located in the Fromager Region at around .It is the birthplace of current Ivory Coast international footballers, Salomon Kalou and Bonaventure Kalou....
- Port Bouet
- San PédroSan PédroSan Pédro is a city in southwestern Côte d'Ivoire. It is the nation’s second largest port, the center of the San Pédro Department, and the capital of the Bas-Sassandra Region. It has a population of 131,800...
- SassandraSassandraSassandra is the chief town in Sassandra Department of Côte d'Ivoire. The department is located in Bas-Sassandra Region. The town of Sassandra lies on the Gulf of Guinea at the mouth of the Sassandra River. The town was founded by the Portuguese as Santo André and was later run by the British,...
- SéguélaSéguélaSéguéla is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire, in the Worodougou Region. The chief city is Séguéla. It is located at around . It is served by Séguéla Airport....
- Sinfra
- SoubréSoubréSoubré is a department of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of four departments of Bas-Sassandra Region.Produce one of the best quality of cocoa and coffee all the year....
- TiagbaTiagbaTiagba is a lake village and commune in the Ébrié Lagoon of Côte d'Ivoire, known for its traditional houses built on stilts. It is also a prime tourist attraction in Côte d'Ivoire because of its individuality....
- ToubaTouba, Côte d'IvoireTouba is a department of Côte d'Ivoire, in the western part of the country. It is the only department of Bafing Region.The chief town is Touba, which lies north of Man....
- YamoussoukroYamoussoukroThe District of Yamoussoukro is the official political capital and administrative capital city of Côte d'Ivoire, while the economic capital of the country is Abidjan. As of 2010, it was estimated to have 242,744 inhabitants...