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Attécoubé
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, 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.

The population was 164,751 in 1988, 214,638 in 1998, and 260,911 in 2014. 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

Attécoubé is separated into almost three dozen districts. These include:

Right bank

  1. Agban Attié
  2. Attécoubé 3
  3. Djéné Ecaré
  4. Santé Ecole
  5. Santé 3 Résidentiel 1
  6. Santé 3 Résidentiel 2
  7. Santé 3 Extension
  8. Fromager
  9. Déindé
  10. Asapsu
  11. Awa
  12. Jean-Paul 2
  13. Santé Carrefour
  14. Akélié
  15. Lackman
  16. Douagoville
  17. Camp Douane
  18. Jérusalem Résidentiel
  19. Jérusalem 1
  20. Jérusalem 2
  21. Jérusalem 3

Left bank

  1. Sebroko
  2. La Paix
  3. Lagune
  4. Espoir
  5. Mosquée
  6. Saint-Joseph
  7. Ecole
  8. Gbebouto
  9. Cantonnement Forestier
  10. Cité Fairmont 1
  11. Cité Fairmont 2
  12. Ecole Forestière
  13. Bidjanté

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of boroughs and sub-prefectures of Abidjan
  2. ^ Gaston, Elaine (January 20, 2015). "Ark. church explores partnering with Ivorian believers". Baptist Press. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ^ Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (26 November 2008). Côte d'Ivoire 2009-2010. Petit Futé. p. 171. ISBN 2-7469-2408-0.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.


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