Aboisso

Aboisso is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast lying on the Soumié River. It is a sub-prefecture of the Aboisso Department for which it is also the seat of government. Aboisso is also a commune as well as the seat of government for the Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District.

The town's population is primarily composed of the Anyi Sanwi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people. Once part of the Krindjabo kingdom, the town also served as a staging point for Marcel Treich-Laplène's early explorations of Ivory Coast. The area is served by Aboisso Airport.

History
Aboisso was the seat of the Sud-Comoé region from 1997 to 2011. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso was 86,115.

Villages
The eighteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso and their population in 2014 are: • # Aboisso (45,688)

• # Assouba (5,802)

• # Ayebo (2,168)

• # Bakro (3,936)

• # Ebokoffikro (519)

• # Eholie (1,759)

• # Koffi Kokorekro (930)

• # Maubert (890)

• # Ningue (1,640)

• # Alliékro (418)

• # Ebakro (304)

• # Ehian (1,193)

• # Ehoussébo (1,015)

• # Epiénou (831)

• # Kodiakro (232)

• # Kohourou (7,037)

• # Krindjabo (6,002)

• # Sanhouman (1,901)

• # Tèmin-Débarcadaire (3,850