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In March 1983, President Houphouët-Boigny made Yamoussoukro the political and administrative capital of Ivory Coast.

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Ivory Coast
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Yamoussoukro

Ivory Coast

Country
Ivory Coast
Population
313.0K
Coordinates
6.83, -5.29
635th most populous city in the world

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.

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