Bingerville, Abidjan District, Côte d'Ivoire

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🇨🇮 Bingerville is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a suburb of Abidjan city and one of four sub-prefectures of Abidjan Autonomous District. Bingerville is also a commune. The town is located about 10 km east of Abidjan and lies on the Ébrié Lagoon. Villages in the sub-prefecture include Eloka.

Bingerville is home to École militaire préparatoire technique (EMPT), a military academy.

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History Bingerville (13,000 BP) and Iwo-Eleru (11,000 BP) are the most early microlithic industries in West Africa.

Originally a market town, Bingerville grew as the capital of the French colony from 1909 until 1934. It is named after Louis-Gustave Binger, a former French colonial governor. Many colonial buildings survive in the town, which is also known for its botanical gardens.

Prior to the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Bingerville was part of the Lagunes Region.

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Abidjan, Ivory Coast 
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
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Bingerville has a population of over 204,656 people. Bingerville also forms part of the wider Abidjan metropolitan area which has a population of over 5,100,000 people.

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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Bingerville has links with:

🇫🇷 Taverny, France
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Antipodal to Bingerville is: 176.1,-5.35

Locations Near: Bingerville -3.9,5.35

🇨🇮 Port-Bouet -3.9,5.267 d: 9.3  

🇨🇮 Marcory -3.983,5.3 d: 10.8  

🇨🇮 Treichville -4.014,5.309 d: 13.4  

🇨🇮 Abidjan -4.02,5.321 d: 13.6  

🇨🇮 Grand-Bassam -3.733,5.2 d: 24.9  

🇨🇮 Aboisso -3.2,5.467 d: 78.6  

🇨🇮 Agnibilékrou -3.333,7.217 d: 216.8  

🇬🇭 Agona Nkwanta -1.966,4.888 d: 220.3  

🇨🇮 NDa -5.267,6.8 d: 221  

🇨🇮 Yamoussoukro -5.28,6.822 d: 223.8  

Antipodal to: Bingerville 176.1,-5.35

🇹🇻 Funafuti 179.131,-8.517 d: 19529.4  

🇳🇿 Manukau 174.883,-1.019 d: 19515  

🇰🇮 South Tarawa 173.138,1.373 d: 19198.3  

🇰🇮 Tarawa 173.014,1.423 d: 19187.7  

🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 18643.8  

🇫🇯 Nausori 178.534,-18.031 d: 18580.4  

🇫🇯 Suva 178.427,-18.136 d: 18571  

🇲🇭 Delap-Uliga-Djarrit 171.367,7.117 d: 18532.7  

🇻🇺 Luganville 167.18,-15.514 d: 18523.1  

🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 18398.6  

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