Abidjan in Ivory Coast

7 March 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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Abidjan is the largest city in and the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan’s population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of 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 also is one of the most populous French-speaking cities in Africa.   read more…

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