Abengourou is a city in eastern
Côte d'Ivoire. It is the seat of both
Comoé District and
Indénié-Djuablin Region. It is also a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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and the seat of and a
sub-prefecture of
Abengourou Department.
Abengourou is primarily populated by the
Anyi ethnic group, a branch of the
Akan people who migrated to the region from
Ghana
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. In the 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou was 164,424. The city is served by
Abengourou Airport. There is also the interior's largest hospital.
[ There is an agricultural vocational training institute, along with a research station that specializes in the local crops of cocoa and ]coffee
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Seeds of ...
.[ These crops are then transported the to Abidjan for export.
Within the city is the residence of the Anyi paramount chief, who is also the King of Indénié. His home was built in 1882 and is decorated with artifacts.]
Notable people
* Roger Assalé
Roger Claver Djapone Assalé (born 13 November 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Dijon.
Club career
Assalé was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their fi ...
(born 13 November 1993), international footballer
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In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou was 135,635.
Villages
The seventeen villages of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou and their population in 2014 are:[
]
References
External links
Sub-prefectures of Indénié-Djuablin
District capitals of Ivory Coast
Communes of Indénié-Djuablin
Regional capitals of Ivory Coast
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