Yopougon | |
|---|---|
Suburb and urban commune | |
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| Nickname: Yop City | |
 Location in Abidjan | |
  Yopougon Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 5°19′N 4°4′W / 5.317°N 4.067°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Abidjan |
| Area | |
• Total | 164.2 km2 (63.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,571,065 |
| • Density | 9,600/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Yopougon (French pronunciation: [jɔpuɡɔ̃]), also known colloquially as Yop City, is a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is the most populous of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan and covers most of the western territory of the city. Yopougon is the only commune of Abidjan that spans both north and south sides of Ébrié Lagoon.
Yopougon is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon. The diocese's cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-André.
The suburb was the scene of violence following the 2010 Ivorian presidential election[2] and in 2020 as a reaction to the announcement that a COVID-19 testing centre would be built in Yopougon.[3]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of boroughs and sub-prefectures of Abidjan
- ^ "Will the guilt be shared?". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "Crowd in Ivory Coast destroys coronavirus testing centre in residential area". 6 April 2020.