Port-Bouët Explained

Port-Bouët
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 Km2:73.77
Population As Of:2021 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:618795
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:5.2667°N -57°W

Port-Bouët is a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is one of the 10 urban communes of the city. Port-Bouët is one of four communes of Abidjan that are entirely south of Ébrié Lagoon, the others being Treichville, Koumassi, and Marcory.

Port-Bouët had not been inhabited until around 1930. The Port Bouët/Petit Bassam lighthouse (French: Phare de Port Bouët (Petit Bassam)) was built in the early 1930s.[2]

Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (French: Aéroport international Félix Houphouët-Boigny or Aéroport international Abidjan) is located in Port-Bouët.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/abidjancity/ citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Port Bouët/Petit Bassam Light - ARLHS ICO-002.