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Yamoussoukro

Administration
Full nameYamoussoukro
Official nameYamoussoukro
CountryCôte d'Ivoire
RegionLacs
DepartmentYamoussoukro
Government
GovernorN'Dri Koffi Apollinaire
Geography
Total Area1350 sq mi (3496.5 km2)
Demography
Total Population200659 (2005)
Density (pop.)148.5/km2 (384.6/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneUTC (UTC)

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The District of Yamoussoukro is the official capital city of Côte d'Ivoire. A city of 200,659 inhabitants as of 2005, and located 240 km north of Abidjan on rolling hills and plains, the municipality covers 3500 sqkm 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. The district contains in total 169 settlements.

The current governor of the district is N'Dri Koffi Apollinaire.

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New water pump in Côte d'Ivoire to sustain The Cocoa Plan - WebWire (press release) Tweet this news
WebWire (press release)--Olam had helped Nestlé select the Enterprise Cooperative of -Yamoussoukro- (ECOYA) as one of its suppliers to source its vital chocolate product ingredient, ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:39:45 GMT+00:00
Côte d'Ivoire / UNOCI takes care of the distribution of identity and voters ... - PR-CANADA.net (press release) Tweet this news
PR-CANADA.net (press release)--On 12 October, UNOCI is to receive 150 Togolese troops, who will be deployed in Abidjan, while the Senegalese Blue Helmets will be stationed in -Yamoussoukro- ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:18:31 GMT+00:00
AU 'satisfied' with preparations for Ivorian polls - African Press Agency (subscription) Tweet this news
African Press Agency (subscription)--APA - -Yamoussoukro- (Cote d'Ivoire) The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union which on Saturday ended its mission in Cote d'Ivoire, ... - Date : Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:05:56 GMT+00:00
Racist or just misanthropic? - Irish Times Tweet this news
Irish Times---...- eat their way through the continent's wildlife”; at -Yamoussoukro-, mountains of garbage around the cathedral are evidence of “Africa reclaiming its own”. ... - Date : Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:14:49 GMT+00:00
Ivorian Opposition Candidates Have Shared Plan for Government - Voice of America Tweet this news
Voice of America--Leaders of Ivory Coast's lead opposition coalition, the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, met Monday in the capital -Yamoussoukro-, ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:32:47 GMT+00:00
Ivorian Presidential Candidates Hit Campaign Trail - Voice of America Tweet this news
Voice of America--In the capital city of -Yamoussoukro-, Mr. Ouattara is to take part in a meeting with other leaders of the country's main opposition coalition, ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:07:05 GMT+00:00
Ivory Coast kicks off election season - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com---YAMOUSSOUKRO-, Ivory Coast, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Ivorian people won't tolerate any violence as they try to express their democratic voice, a UN special envoy ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:20:16 GMT+00:00
AMP and Côte d'Ivoire Strengthen Their Collaboration with the Launch of a ... - PR-CANADA.net (press release) Tweet this news
PR-CANADA.net (press release)--This project strengthens the cooperation between Côte d'Ivoire and AMP initiated in 1972 with then President Auguste Denise, renewed in -Yamoussoukro- in 1994 ... - Date : Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:19:51 GMT+00:00
U.N. upbeat on Ivory Coast elections - UPI.com Tweet this news
UPI.com---YAMOUSSOUKRO-, Ivory Coast, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The international community is called on to send election observers to the Ivory Coast for the country's Oct. 31 ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:41:20 GMT+00:00
Ghana grounds ministers until 2011 budget approved - Africa IBTimes Tweet this news
Africa IBTimes--Ghana's President John Atta Mills arrives at -Yamoussoukro- airport, Ivory Coast, April 7, 2009. Ghana expects to join the ranks of major oil producers after ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:07:49 GMT+00:00



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