Yamoussoukro

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Yamoussoukro is the political capital of Côte d'Ivoire, known for its grand basilica and role as an administrative center in the French-speaking world.

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Yamoussoukro canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
political capital
administrativeStatus autonomous district
capitalOf Côte d'Ivoire
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Africa
country Côte d'Ivoire
currency West African CFA franc
distanceFrom about 230 km northwest of Abidjan
drainageBasin Bandama River basin
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 213 meters
formerCapitalOf Lacs Region
founderAssociatedWith Félix Houphouët-Boigny
governmentFunction seat of political institutions
hasAirport Yamoussoukro Airport
hasBuilding Presidential Palace of Côte d'Ivoire
hasHigherEducationInstitution Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny
hasLake artificial crocodile lake at Presidential Palace
hasPlaceOfWorship Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
hasReligiousBuilding Grand Mosque of Yamoussoukro
isPartOf Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa
knownFor Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
being political capital of Côte d'Ivoire
planned city layout
languageUsed French
locatedIn Côte d'Ivoire
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Yamoussoukro Autonomous District
locatedInRegion Lacs District
namedAfter Yamoussou
officialLanguage French
partOf Francophonie
surface form: Francophone world
politicalCapitalOf Côte d'Ivoire
populationEstimate over 200000 inhabitants
previousNationalCapital Abidjan
religionMajority Christianity
religionPresent Islam
roadConnectionTo Abidjan
Bouaké
Daloa
roadNetworkType planned wide boulevards
role administrative center
political capital of Côte d'Ivoire
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
UTC+0
transportModeAvailable air transport
road transport
UNLOCODE CIYAO

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Francophonie hasKeyCity Yamoussoukro
Côte d'Ivoire capital Yamoussoukro
Operation Licorne location Yamoussoukro
Pessac hasTwinTown Yamoussoukro
Senate of Côte d'Ivoire meetsIn Yamoussoukro
Bouaké roadNetworkConnectsTo Yamoussoukro
Marcory countryCapitalCity Yamoussoukro
Adjame countryCapitalCity Yamoussoukro