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Encyclopedia: Yamoussoukro

The District of Yamoussoukro is the official capital city of Côte d'Ivoire. A city of 200,659[1] inhabitants as of 2005, and located 240 kilometers north of Abidjan on rolling hills and plains, the municipality covers 3,500 km² (1,351.3 mi²) and is coterminous with the department of the same name. The department and municipality are further split into four sub-prefectures: Attiégouakro, Didiévi, Tié- diékro and the Commune of Yamoussoukro, which contain 169 villages and hamlets.

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	(Chinese)	亚穆苏克罗
	(Japanese)	ヤムスクロ
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List of cities in Côte d'Ivoire

This is a list of cities in Côte d'Ivoire . Abengourou Abidjan Agboville Ayama Bingerville Bondoukou Bouaflé Bouaké Dabou Daloa Danané Dimborko Divo Gagnoa Grand Bassam Korhogo Man Marahoué San-Pédro Sinfra Yamoussoukro...

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Catholic Church in Cote d'Ivoire

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Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro

. The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro in Côte d'Ivoire was consecrated in 1990. It... under debate. The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro , also known as Basilique de Notre Dame de la Paix de Yamoussoukro , is the largest and tallest place of worship in Africa. Situated...

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Félix Houphouët-Boigny

of his reign. Houphouët-Boigny moved the country's capital to his hometown of Yamoussoukro and built the world's largest church there, the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro. Houphouët...

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Abidjan

oil refinery. In 1983 Yamoussoukro was designated as the national capital, but most government offices...

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Départements of Côte d'Ivoire

Toulepleu Toumodi Vavoua Yamoussoukro Zuenoula...

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Côte d'Ivoire

, Yamoussoukro, into the new capital that it became the butt of jokes. But by the early 1980s, the world..., Yamoussoukro. On September 19, 2002, troops mutinied and gained control of the north. In Abidjan... opposition continued to deteriorate. Politics The official capital since 1983 is Yamoussoukro; however...

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List of tallest church towers

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Politics of Côte d'Ivoire

: Yamoussoukro note: although Yamoussoukro has been the capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the..., Yamoussoukro, Zuenoula Constitution November 3, 1960; has been amended numerous times, last time July...

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Demographics of Côte d'Ivoire

central region around Bouake and Yamoussoukro. The Betes in the Krou division, the Senoufos in the north...

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