| Abengourou | |
| Nickname: | Cité royale de la paix (Royal city of peace) |
| Settlement Type: | City, sub-prefecture, and commune |
| Pushpin Map: | Ivory Coast |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ivory Coast |
| Coordinates Footnotes: | [1] |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Ivory Coast |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Comoé |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Indénié-Djuablin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Department |
| Subdivision Name3: | Abengourou |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 757 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Note: | (2014 census) |
| Population Total: | 164,424 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | City |
| Population Blank1: | 100910 [3] |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 6.7333°N -32°W |
Abengourou is a city in eastern Côte d'Ivoire. It is the seat of both Comoé District and Indénié-Djuablin Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Abengourou Department.
Abengourou is primarily populated by the Anyi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people who migrated to the region from Ghana. In the 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou was 164,424. The city is served by Abengourou Airport. There is also the interior's largest hospital. There is an agricultural vocational training institute, along with a research station that specializes in the local crops of cocoa and coffee. These crops are then transported the 151km (94miles) to Abidjan for export.
Within the city is the residence of the Anyi paramount chief, who is also the King of Indénié, a kingdom founded in the 18th century. His home was built in 1882 and is decorated with artifacts.[4]
The name "Abengourou" stems from the Akan language expression "n'pé kro", which means "I don't like long discussions".
The city is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou, with its cathedral at the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus.
In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou was 135,635.[5]
The seventeen villages of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou and their population in 2014 are:[5]