Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro is the capital city of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district.
Yamoussoukro is the capital city of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the third most populous city in the Ivory Coast, with a population of 361,893. Located 240 kilometers (150 mi) north-west of Abidjan, the district of Yamoussoukro covers 2,075 square kilometers (801 sq mi) among rolling hills and plains.
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Worth seeing in and around Yamoussoukro
3 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.
- 01Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro
The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is a Catholic minor basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital of Ivory Coast. Guinness World Records lists it as the largest church in the world, having surpassed the previous record holder, Saint Peter's Basilica, upon completion.
2.6 km · Roman Catholic basilica minor in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast · Wikipedia - 02Charles Konan Banny Stadium
Charles Konan Banny Stadium is a football stadium in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, that was inaugurated on 3 June 2022. This was the fourth among the six stadiums for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
3.4 km · football stadium in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast · Wikipedia - 03Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Ivory Coast. The Senate was created after a new constitution was approved by a referendum in 2016.
2.3 km · upper house of the Ivory Coast Parliament · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The public gardens, the Fondation Felix Houphouet-Boigny and the old Presidential Palace are all impressive results of public expenditures during Houphouet-Boigny's rule.
- 01Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
The largest Christian church in the world is the most remarkable legacy of Houphouet-Boigny.
- 02Saint Augustin Cathedral
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Things to do
- 01Stadium
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Where to eat
There are restaurants, shops, and street vendors selling local dishes in Yamoussoukro. There are many beach bars and restaurants at the
- 01River Bank
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Getting to Yamoussoukro
- Airports
- Félix-Houphouët-Boigny (ABJ), 228 km
- Abidjan → Yamoussoukro216 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · $19–26
- Kumasi → Yamoussoukro404 km · quickest by road, 10h 25m · GH₵280–375
- Bobo Dioulasso → Yamoussoukro497 km · quickest by road, 8h 48m · $45–60
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Yamoussoukro
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 Yamoussoukro. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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