Aboisso
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Abiosso is the main town of Aboisso Department
Aboisso Department
Aboisso Department is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of three departments of Sud-Comoé Region....

 of Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

, located in the Sud-Comoé Region. The city's population is primarily composed of the Anyi Sanwi ethnic group
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...

, a branch of the Akan people
Akan people
The Akan people are an ethnic group found predominately in Ghana and The Ivory Coast. Akans are the majority in both of these countries and overall have a population of over 20 million people.The Akan speak Kwa languages-Origin and ethnogenesis:...

. Once part of the Krindjabo kingdom, the city also served as a staging point for Marcel Treich-Laplène
Marcel Treich-Laplène
Marcel Treich-Laplene was the first explorer of Côte d'Ivoire and its first colonial administrator....

's early explorations of Côte d'Ivoire. The city is served by Aboisso Airport
Aboisso Airport
Aboisso Airport is an airport serving Aboisso in Côte d'Ivoire....

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