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City profile · Ivory Coast · Africa

Abobo

Abidjan Autonomous District · Ivory Coast
City population
1,340,083
#2
in Ivory Coast
#2
in Abidjan Autonomous District
#375
worldwide
YamoussoukroAbobo
5.416, -4.016 · 209 km from Yamoussoukro
City population
1,340,083
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Ivory Coast
#2
of 182 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#375
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Ivory Coast
4.1%
of the national population

About Abobo

At 105 m elevation, Abobo holds a population of 1,340,083, making it the second-largest city in Ivory Coast and accounting for 4.1% of the national population. Located 7 km from Abidjan, which has 6,321,017 residents, Abobo sits within a cluster of major urban centres; Anyama (133,905), Marcory (214,061), Koumassi (412,282), and Bingerville (82,983) all lie within 16 km.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Ivory Coast
#2of 182
LargestSmallest
Position in Abidjan Autonomous District
#2of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Ivory Coast
Region
Abidjan Autonomous District
Rank in region
#2of 6
Distance to capital
209 km
to Yamoussoukro
Elevation
105 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Abidjan
Coordinates
5.416, -4.016
Record updated
2022-12-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 182 in Ivory Coast

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

7KMAbidjan6.32M people10KMAnyama134K people12KMMarcory214K people14KMKoumassi412K people16KMBingerville83K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Abobo1.34M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Abobo compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Abobo1.34M

Abobo Population FAQ

What is the population of Abobo?

Abobo has a city population of 1,340,083. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Abobo?

Abobo is in Abidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast, 209 km from the capital, Yamoussoukro. Its coordinates are 5.416, -4.016.

How big is Abobo compared with other cities in Ivory Coast?

It is the 2nd largest of the 182 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ivory Coast, holding 4.1% of the national population.

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