Abobo is a northern suburb of
AbidjanAbidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire . It is the largest city in the nation, and the third largest French speaking city in the world. It has, according to the authorities of the country in 2006, 5,068,858 residents in the municipal area and 3,796,677 residents in the...
and urban
communeThe Communes of Côte d'Ivoire are the third-level units of administratiion in Côte d’Ivoire. The Departments of Côte d'Ivoire are split into communes.- A :* Abengourou* Abié* Abigui* Abobo* Aboisso* Aboisso-Comoé* Abolikro* Abongoua* Abongoua...
of this city in
Côte d'Ivoire' , formerly named, and often referred to as the Ivory Coast, officially the ', is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name to be used in all languages.With an area of 322,462 km
2 Côte...
. Abobo is one of the most populated communes in the country with about 1 500 000 inhabitants in an area of 9 000 ha (90 km2), a density of 167 inhabitants per hectare. It is home to a railway station located on the road linking Côte d'Ivoire to
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso , also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west.Its size is 274,000 km² with an...
, and a bus station.
Its mayor, elected in municipal elections of March 2001 is Adama Toungara who succeeded Koné Gogé.
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Abobo is a northern suburb of
AbidjanAbidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire . It is the largest city in the nation, and the third largest French speaking city in the world. It has, according to the authorities of the country in 2006, 5,068,858 residents in the municipal area and 3,796,677 residents in the...
and urban
communeThe Communes of Côte d'Ivoire are the third-level units of administratiion in Côte d’Ivoire. The Departments of Côte d'Ivoire are split into communes.- A :* Abengourou* Abié* Abigui* Abobo* Aboisso* Aboisso-Comoé* Abolikro* Abongoua* Abongoua...
of this city in
Côte d'Ivoire' , formerly named, and often referred to as the Ivory Coast, officially the ', is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name to be used in all languages.With an area of 322,462 km
2 Côte...
. Abobo is one of the most populated communes in the country with about 1 500 000 inhabitants in an area of 9 000 ha (90 km2), a density of 167 inhabitants per hectare. It is home to a railway station located on the road linking Côte d'Ivoire to
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso , also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a landlocked nation in West Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the south east, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the south west.Its size is 274,000 km² with an...
, and a bus station.
Its mayor, elected in municipal elections of March 2001 is Adama Toungara who succeeded Koné Gogé. Among their predecessors, between 1985 and 1990 was the writer Aké Loba.
The
Université d'Abobo-AdjaméUniversité d'Abobo-Adjamé or the University of Abobo-Adjamé is part of the University of Cocody, one of two public universities in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire...
is located in the commune.