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Koumassi
Suburb and urban commune in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Koumassi

Koumassi is a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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

How locals move

Getting around Koumassi the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-09.

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