Adjamé Explained

Adjamé
Settlement Type:Suburb and urban commune
Pushpin Map:Ivory Coast
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ivory Coast
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Abidjan
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:11.66
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:340892
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.35°N -6°W

Adjamé is one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It forms part of the metropolitan area and autonomous district of Abidjan.

The name Adjamé means "a junction" or "the centre" in the local Tchaman language. The Tchaman people of Adjamé are called Agbou Djemian and come under Chief Nanguy Abrogoua. Adjamé is located to the north of Plateau, Abidjan. Adjamé has the most important bus station in the country from where buses serve all of Ivory Coast as well as neighbouring countries.

Sport

Adjamé is represented in football by the Stella Club of Adjamé which plays in the MTN Ligue 1 on the grounds of the Municipal Stadium. As in most parts of Ivory Coast, the club is organised in an informal way with football teams of seven players. The players are called Maracanas. Another club is AS Athlétic d'Adjamé.

Basile Boli, the French footballer (45 caps, one goal), was born in Adjamé.

Government

List of mayors
Date elected Name Party
1970 Joseph Attoumbré
1980 Jean Benjamin Amoa PDCI-RDA
1985 Lassina Dembélé PDCI-RDA
1996 Ivorian Popular Front
2013 Youssouf Sylla Rally of the Republicans

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/abidjancity/ Citypopulation.en