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Abobo is a northern suburb of Abidjan and one of the 10 urban communes of this city in Ivory Coast. Abobo is one of the most populated communes in the country with about 1.3 million inhabitants in an area of 6,925 ha (69.25 km2), a density of 193 inhabitants per hectare. Many of the residents are Muslim settlers from the north of the country.

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Settlement.name
Abobo
Settlement.settlement_type
Suburb and commune
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
A district in the Abobo commune of Abidjan
Settlement.image_map
Abidjan Communes.svg
Settlement.mapsize
300px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of the commune in Abidjan
Settlement.pushpin_map
Ivory Coast
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Ivory Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Abidjan
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
69.25
Settlement.population_as_of
2021 census
Settlement.population_total
1340083

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Population
1340083
Area
90
Elevation
105
Image
Tunnel du rond-point d'Abobo en Côte d'Ivoire 07.jpg
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Abobo is a northern suburb of Abidjan and one of the 10 urban communes of this city in Ivory Coast. Abobo is one of the most populated communes in the country with about 1.3 million inhabitants in an area of 6,925 ha (69.25 km2), a density of 193 inhabitants per hectare. Many of the residents are Muslim settlers from the north of the country.

==History== Many violent clashes took place here between security forces and civilians during the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis and Second Ivorian Civil War.

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