Adjamé is one of the 10 urban

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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 ...

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

. It forms part of the metropolitan area and autonomous district of Abidjan. The name ''Adjamé'' means "a junction" or "the centre" in the local

Tchaman The Tchaman or Ébrié are an Akan people living in the Abidjan region of Côte d'Ivoire. Originally called the "Tchaman/Kyama/Gyama" or "Achan" (both of which mean "the chosen ones" in the Ebrié language), the name Ébrié was given to them by ...

language. The Tchaman people of Adjamé are called ''Agbou Djemian'' and come under Chief Nanguy Abrogoua. Adjamé is located to the north of

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. Adjamé has the most important bus station in the country from where buses serve all of Ivory Coast as well as neighbouring countries.

Sport

Adjamé is represented in football by the Stella Club of Adjamé which plays in the MTN Ligue 1 on the grounds of the Municipal Stadium. As in most parts of Ivory Coast, the club is organised in an informal way with football teams of seven players. The players are called ''Maracanas''. Another club is

AS Athlétic d'Adjamé Association Sportive Athlétic d'Adjamé is an Ivorian association football club based in Adjamé. The men's football team played in the Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professi ...

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, the French footballer (45 caps, one goal), was born in Adjamé.

Government

Images

File:Adjamemarche2.jpg, Market, 2008 Image:Adjamé garbage devant la mairie.JPG File:Rond-point Liberté Adjamé.jpg, Liberté roundabout, 2010 File:Un BUS articulé de la SOTRA a la grande Gare d'Adjame.jpg, Bus station

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adjame Communes of Abidjan