Yamoussoukro [1] ( French Yamoussoukro ; local pronunciation: “ Yamysoukro ”, or simply “ Ya'kro ”) is the administrative capital of Côte d'Ivoire . In 2010, the population is estimated as 242,744 residents. The city is located 240 kilometers north of the largest city in the country of Abidjan on the highway leading from Abidjan to Burkina Faso . Coordinates [2] .
 Capital | |
| Yamusukro | |
|---|---|
| fr Yamoussoukro | |
 | |
| A country | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Region | Lacquer |
| Governor | Augustin Abdoulaye Tem Opuie |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 350 km² |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | UTC + 0 |
| Population | |
| Population | 281 735 people ( 2014 ) |
Yamoussoukro is the hometown of the country's first president, Ufue-Boigny , which explains the transfer of the capital from Abidjan to it in 1983. Transport node. International Airport. Food and woodworking enterprises. Presidential residence, "Party House". In the Yamoussoukro district, coffee, cocoa, yams , bananas and other crops are grown; breeding of cattle, sheep , goats.
Attractions
Yamoussoukro has the largest church in the world - the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Paix , in the architecture of which the motifs of the Cathedral of St. Petra in Rome . The building, with a height of 158 meters, houses 7,000 parishioners in seating and another 11,000 standing, for its construction, marble was imported from Italy and stained glass from France.
Notes
- ↑ Accent on Gramota.ru and in the Dictionary of Modern Geographical Names. - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria. Edited by Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova. 2006 "
- ↑ GNS: Country Files Archived on August 12, 2005.