Capital city · Ivory Coast · Africa
Yamoussoukro
City population
275,686
#9
in Ivory Coast
#1
in Lacs District
#2,072
worldwide
6.821, -5.277
About Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro is the capital of Ivory Coast, with a city population of 275,686. It is the 9th largest of the 182 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Ivory Coast, and the 2,072nd largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Capital
National capital
Elevation
214 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Abidjan
Coordinates
6.821, -5.277
Record updated
2024-01-05
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 CoastClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.