Aboisso is a town in south-eastern

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre i ...

lying on the Soumié River. It is a

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of the

Aboisso Department Aboisso Department is a department of Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 361,842 and its seat is the settlement of Aboisso. The sub-prefectures of the department are Aboisso, Adaou, Adjouan, Ayamé, ...

for which it is also the seat of government. Aboisso is also a

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as well as the seat of government for the

Sud-Comoé Region Sud-Comoé Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since 2011, it has been one of two regions in Comoé District. The region's seat is Aboisso. The region's area is 7,240 km², and its population in the 2021 census was 784,893. Histo ...

Comoé District Comoé District (french: District du Comoé) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the southeast corner of the country, bordering Ghana to the east, Zanzan District to the north, Lacs District an ...

. The town's population is primarily composed of the Anyi Sanwi

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, a branch of the

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. Once part of the

Krindjabo kingdom Krindjabo is a village in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is in the sub-prefecture of Aboisso, Aboisso Department, Sud-Comoé Region, Comoé District. Krindjabo was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that wer ...

, the town also served as a staging point for Marcel Treich-Laplène's early explorations of Ivory Coast. The area is served by

Aboisso Airport Aboisso Airport is an airport serving Aboisso in the Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the ...

History

Aboisso was the seat of the Sud-Comoé region from 1997 to 2011. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso was 86,115.

Villages

The eighteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso and their population in 2014 are:

References

Sub-prefectures of Sud-Comoé Communes of Sud-Comoé Regional capitals of Ivory Coast {{Comoé-geo-stub