Abobo
Abobo is a northern suburb of Abidjan and one of the 10 urban communes of this city in Ivory Coast.
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.
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Worth seeing in and around Abobo
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
The Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, nicknamed Le Félicia, is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby union and athletics, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is the former national stadium of the Ivory Coast national football team.
9.8 km · building in Africa · Wikipedia - 02Alassane Ouattara Stadium
Alassane Ouattara Stadium, commonly known as the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé and formerly as the National Stadium of the Ivory Coast, is a multi-purpose stadium in Ebimpé and Anyama, in northern Abidjan. It opened in 2020.
9.6 km · sports stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast · Wikipedia - 03Félix Houphouët Boigny University
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, formerly known as Université de Cocody or Université de Cocody-Abidjan, is a public university located in the Cocody section of Abidjan and the largest in Côte d'Ivoire. With over 50,000 students, the UFHB has 13 faculties and several research centers providing diplomas from two-year undergraduate to professional academic, medical, legal, and specialist degrees.
8.6 km · university in côte d'ivoire · Wikipedia - 04Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan ) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire.
9.3 km · archdiocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia - 05National Library of Ivory Coast
National Library of Ivory Coast is located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It was closed in 2006 because of lack of funding and a new team led by Adjiman Nandoh Chantal has been at work since February 2008 and aims to restore and renew the institution.
9.1 km · national library · Wikipedia - 06St. Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The cathedral, which was designed by the Italian architect Aldo Spirito, serves as the mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan.
9.3 km · religious building of Abidjan (Ivory Coast) · Wikipedia - 07Tour F
Tour F is a supertall office skyscraper under construction in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Started in 2021 and expected to be completed in 2026, it will stand at 421 metres tall with 75 floors and will surpass the Iconic Tower in Egypt's The New Capital to become the tallest building in Africa.
9 km · Skyscraper in Abidjan · Wikipedia - 08Université catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Université catholique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest or Catholic University of West Africa was founded in 1967 as the Higher Institute of Religious Culture; later it became a university. It is situated in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
9.7 km · university in Abidjan, Ivory Coast · Wikipedia - 09University of Abobo-Adjamé
Université d'Abobo-Adjamé or the University of Abobo-Adjamé is part of the University of Cocody, one of two public universities in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. It is located in the Abobo, Adjamé districts of the city.
3.1 km · university in côte d'ivoire · Wikipedia - 10Museum of Civilizations in Ivory Coast
The Musée des Civilisations de Côte d'Ivoire is a state museum located in Ivory Coast. It is located in Plateau, Abidjan.
9.3 km · museum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. · Wikipedia
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Getting to Abobo
- Airports
- Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (ABJ), 20 km
- Kumasi → Abobo300 km · quickest by air, 7h 9m · GH₵1,080–1,670
- Accra → Abobo423 km · quickest by air, 5h 43m · GH₵1,220–1,890
- Tamale → Abobo565 km · quickest by air, 8h 16m · GH₵1,490–2,310
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No local-transport research exists yet for Abobo
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Abobo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWhether you're in a private car, taxi, or gbaka (the shared minibuses) you will be stopped at various official (and unofficial) checkpoints where they will delay you at the very least and try to shake down a bribe at the worst.
- Get aroundIf you just need to cross the lagoon and can make use of one of the ferry routes, by all means take it.
- Get aroundYou can take a ferry from the It takes 15 minutes and costs only CFA 150 to get you to A commuter railway system is under construction, the first section is expected to open in 2025.
- Go nextJacqueville - A small, relaxing beach town that sits about an hour from Abidjan with a short, 450-m ferry across the lagoon.
From Wikivoyage: Abidjan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Abobo
Abobo is 7 km from Abidjan, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.