Attécoubé (Ebrié: Abidjan Te) is a suburb of and one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is situated to the northwest of Abidjan's central Plateau commune,[2] overlooking the Baie du Banco. Attécoubé has a total area of 46.17 square kilometres (17.83 sq mi), 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) of which is covered by forest and 5 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi) by Ébrié Lagoon. The commune forms part of Banco National Park.[3]
Attécoubé
Abidjan Te | |
|---|---|
Suburb and urban commune | |
 Location in Abidjan | |
  Attécoubé Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 5°20′N 4°2′W / 5.333°N 4.033°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Abidjan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.17 km2 (17.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 313,135 |
| • Density | 6,800/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
The population was 164,751 in 1988, 214,638 in 1998,[4] and 260,911 in 2014.[5] At the beginning of the colonial era, Attécoubé was exploited by the French for its timber. Its mayor, elected in municipal elections in March 2001, is Danho Paulin.
Districts
editAttécoubé is separated into almost three dozen districts. These include:
Right bank
edit- Agban Attié
- Attécoubé 3
- Djéné Ecaré
- Santé Ecole
- Santé 3 Résidentiel 1
- Santé 3 Résidentiel 2
- Santé 3 Extension
- Fromager
- Déindé
- Asapsu
- Awa
- Jean-Paul 2
- Santé Carrefour
- Akélié
- Lackman
- Douagoville
- Camp Douane
- Jérusalem Résidentiel
- Jérusalem 1
- Jérusalem 2
- Jérusalem 3
Left bank
edit- Sebroko
- La Paix
- Lagune
- Espoir
- Mosquée
- Saint-Joseph
- Ecole
- Gbebouto
- Cantonnement Forestier
- Cité Fairmont 1
- Cité Fairmont 2
- Ecole Forestière
- Bidjanté
Notable people
edit- Noel Yobou (born 1982), footballer
- Chaka Traorè (born 2004), footballer
References
edit- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of boroughs and sub-prefectures of Abidjan
- ^ Gaston, Elaine (January 20, 2015). "Ark. church explores partnering with Ivorian believers". Baptist Press. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (26 November 2008). Côte d'Ivoire 2009-2010. Petit Futé. p. 171. ISBN 2-7469-2408-0.
- ^ Appessika, Kouamé (2003). "The case of Abidjan, Ivory Coast" (PDF). UNDERSTANDING SLUMS: Case Studies for the Global Report on Human Settlements 2003, Bureau National d'Etudes Techniques et de Development. p. 3. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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