Abidjan

Summary

Abidjan is a city^[1]. Abidjan ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,436 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Abidjan was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation^[3].
• Abidjan is located in Abidjan Department^[4].
• Abidjan is located in Ivory Coast^[5].
• Abidjan is in the country of Ivory Coast^[6].
• Abidjan is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea^[7].
• Abidjan is on the continent of Africa^[8].
• Abidjan's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Abidjan's instance of is recorded as former capital^[10].
• Abidjan's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Abidjan's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[12].
• Abidjan's official language is recorded as French^[13].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco^[14].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tianjin^[15].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Marseille^[16].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as São Paulo^[17].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Alfortville^[18].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kumasi^[19].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pontault-Combault^[20].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Boulogne-Billancourt^[21].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Viseu^[22].
• Abidjan's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liège^[23].
• Abidjan's Commons category is recorded as Abidjan^[24].
• Abidjan's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[25].
• Abidjan's local dialing code is recorded as 21^[26].
• 1898 marks the founding of Abidjan^[27].

Body

Geography

Abidjan is in the country of Ivory Coast^[6]. Located in include Abidjan Department^[4], a department of Ivory Coast^[28], in Ivory Coast^[29], founded in 1969^[30] and Ivory Coast^[5], a sovereign state^[31], in Ivory Coast^[32], founded in 1960^[33]. Abidjan is on the body of water Gulf of Guinea^[7]. Abidjan is on the continent of Africa^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Abidjan covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2119'}^[34]. Abidjan sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+18'}^[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5616633'}^[36], {'amount': '+4980000'}^[37], {'amount': '+4707404'}^[38], {'amount': '+2877948'}^[39], and {'amount': '+1929079'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], former capital^[10], big city^[11], and human settlement^[12].

History and Context

1898 marks the founding of Abidjan^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Abidjan include L'Abidjanaise^[41], a national anthem^[42], in Ivory Coast^[43], founded in 1960^[44].

Why It Matters

Abidjan ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39,436 views/month).^[2] Abidjan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Abidjan is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Abidjan include L'Abidjanaise^[41], a national anthem^[42], in Ivory Coast^[43], founded in 1960^[44].