Aboisso

Aboisso is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast lying on the Soumié River. It is a sub-prefecture of the Aboisso Department for which it is also the seat of government. Aboisso is also a commune as well as the seat of government for the Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District.

Weather now

cached 678h ago

24°overcast clouds

94% 1.9 m/s OpenWeatherMap

7-day forecast

via Open-Meteo

Place details

Locality: Aboisso
Region: Comoé
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Population: 59,225
Timezone: Africa/Abidjan

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name: Aboisso
Settlement.settlement_type: Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Palm oil factory cote d Ivoire.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_caption: Palm oil factory in Aboisso
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: Comoé
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sud-Comoé
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Aboisso
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 647

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population: 100903
Elevation: 12
Image: RCI-Aboisso-Palais privé 5.jpg

Show 3 more facts

Commons category: Aboisso
P8168: Inklings
P12749: 30 BC

Sources (8)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

3 sections

Contents

History
Villages
References

The town's population is primarily composed of the Anyi Sanwi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people. Once part of the Krindjabo kingdom, the town also served as a staging point for Marcel Treich-Laplène's early explorations of Ivory Coast. The area is served by Aboisso Airport.