Rural Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It is the most populous French language, French-speaking city in West Africa. The city expanded quickly after the construction of a new wharf in 1931, followed by its designation as the capital city of the then-French colony in 1933. The completion of the Vridi Canal in 1951 enabled Abidjan to become an important sea port. Abidjan remained the capital of Ivory Coast after its independence from France in 1960. In 1983, the city of Yamoussoukro was designated as the official political capita ...
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Districts Of Côte D'Ivoire
The districts of Ivory Coast () are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the country. The districts were created in 2011 in an effort to further decentralise the state."Décentralisation : Le gouvernement créé 12 districts et 30 régions"
abidjan.net, 29 September 2011.. There are 14 autonomous districts. Except for the two autonomous districts around the cities of Yamoussoukro and , the remaining 12 autonomous districts are further subdivided into 31