Aboisso, Sud-Comoé Region, Comoé Province, Côte d'Ivoire

🇨🇮 Aboisso is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast lying on the Soumié River. It is a sub-prefecture of the Aboisso Department for which it is also the seat of government. Aboisso is also a commune as well as the seat of government for the Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District.

The town's population is primarily composed of the Anyi Sanwi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people. Once part of the Krindjabo kingdom, the town also served as a staging point for Marcel Treich-Laplène's early explorations of Ivory Coast. The area is served by Aboisso Airport.

History Aboisso was the seat of the Sud-Comoé region from 1997 to 2011. Aboisso Department was created in 1969, as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of Sud Department. Using current boundaries as a reference, the new department occupied all of what today is Sud-Comoé Region.

In 1997, regions were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. The territory of Aboisso Department was co-extensive with that of the new Sud-Comoé Region, which created a need to divide the department to avoid having completely overlapping first- and second-level subdivision. In 1998, Aboisso Department was split into three parts in order to create Adiaké Department and Grand-Bassam Department.

In 2011, districts were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Aboisso Department remained part of the retained Sud-Comoé Region in the new Comoé District.

Villages

The eighteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso are:

1 Aboisso; 2 Assouba; 3 Ayebo; 4 Bakro; 5 Ebokoffikro; 6 Eholie; 7 Koffi Kokorekro; 8 Maubert; 9 Ningue; 10 Alliékro; 11 Ebakro; 12 Ehian; 13 Ehoussébo; 14 Epiénou; 15 Kodiakro; 16 Kohourou; 17 Krindjabo; 18 Sanhouman; 19 Tèmin-Débarcadaire.