| Abobo | |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb and commune |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Pushpin Map: | Ivory Coast |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ivory Coast |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Abidjan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 69.25 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1340083 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 5.4167°N -5°W |
Abobo is a northern suburb of Abidjan and one of the 10 urban communes of this city in Ivory Coast. Abobo is one of the most populated communes in the country with about 1.3 million inhabitants in an area of 6,925 ha (69.25 km2), a density of 193 inhabitants per hectare. Many of the residents are Muslim settlers from the north of the country.[2]
Many violent clashes took place here between security forces and civilians during the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis and Second Ivorian Civil War.[3] [4]
The Université d'Abobo-Adjamé is located in the commune.
Its mayor of Abobo, elected in municipal elections of March 2001 is Maria Luisa Sesso who succeeded Koné Gogé. Among their predecessors, between 1985 and 1990 was the writer Aké Loba.
Abobo is home to a railway station located on the road linking Ivory Coast to Burkina Faso, and a bus station.