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Facts about Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro is located in Côte d'Ivoire
Yamoussoukro Location within Côte d'Ivoire
Coordinates: 6°49′N 5°17′W / 6.817°N 5.283°W / 6.817; -5.283Coordinates:
6°49′N 5°17′W / 6.817°N 5.283°W / 6.817; -5.
20,000 people until the late 1970s, Yamoussoukro was designated in
1983 to become the new national capital and an adminstrative and
transportation center. Perfume and fishing industries are in the city.
It was the home of Côte d'Ivoire's long-term president, Félix
Houphouët-Boigny.
Yamoussoukro is the official capital city of Côte d'Ivoire (The Ivory
Coast). There are about 200,000 people who live in this city. It is
not the biggest city in Côte d'Ivoire. Abidjan is the biggest city in
Côte d'Ivoire, and it is were most of the country's money comes from.
District of Yamoussoukro : the Governor Helps in rehabilitating the
Firefighters’ Ambulance
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During the board meeting, the Governor officially handed over the keys
of the medical emergency care vehicle to the local firefighters.
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Yamoussoukro is perhaps the single most bizzare modern city on Earth.
It is a large grid of paved streets and lights with almost nothing at
all in between them.
Yamoussoukro 2008 second working session held on July 5, 2008 at the
Houphouët Boigny Peace Foundation is undoubtedly the Agropole of
Yamoussoukro creation project (agriculture research and technology
park). According to Mr.
* Yamoussoukro Basilica (in Yamoussoukro Basilica (church,
Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire))
People
The following are some people associated with "Yamoussoukro"
* Félix Houphouët-Boigny (president of Côte d’Ivoire)
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Satellite view is showing Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital of
Côte d'Ivoire, located in Ivory Coast's Lacs region about 40 km south
of Lake Kossun.
Yamoussoukro has a population of about 200,000 inhabitants. Spoken
languages are French and Dioula (Bambara).
The country's chief port, largest city and former capital (1935–83) is
Abidjan.
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town of less than 20,000 people until the late 1970s, Yamoussoukro was
designated in 1983 to become the new national capital and an
adminstrative and transportation center. Perfume and fishing
industries are in the city. It was the home of Côte d'Ivoire's
long-term president, Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
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Roman Catholic basilica in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, that is the
largest Christian church in the world. The basilica’s rapid
construction in 1986–89 was ostensibly paid for by Côte d’Ivoire’s
president, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and the building is situated in his
birthplace, the city of Yamoussoukro.
Yamoussoukro n (Placename) the capital of the Côte
d'Ivoire, situated in the S centre of the country. It replaced Abidjan
as capital in 1983. Pop.: 110 000 (1995 est.
In 1983 Yamoussoukro became the official capital of Cote d'Ivoire. But
some twenty years later it is still capital only in name: Abidjan is
where everything happens.
From 1960 onward the then president Felix Houpouet Boigny starting
spending lots of money to make his native village into a big city.
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Yamoussoukro is the capital of Cote d'Ivoire and has a population of
roughly 250,000 inhabitants. It is located in the south central part
of the country, some 250 kilometers away of the Atlantic coastline and
the largest city in the country, Abidjan.