Yopougon (), also known colloquially as Yop City, is a suburb of

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 ...

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. It is the most populous of the 10 urban

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of Abidjan and covers most of the western territory of the city. Yopougon is the only commune of Abidjan that spans both north and south sides of

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. Yopougon is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon. The diocese's cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-André. The suburb was the scene of violence following the 2010 Ivorian presidential election and in 2020 as a reaction to the announcement that a

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testing centre would be built in Yopougon.

Notable people

* Emmanuel Biumla (born 2005), French-Cameroonian footballer * Adama Ouedraogo (born 1987), Burkinabè swimmer

References

Communes of Abidjan Suburbs in Ivory Coast {{Abidjan-geo-stub