Aboisso
# 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
