Adjamé

Adjamé
Suburb and urban commune

Adjamé, 2010

Location in Abidjan
Adjamé

Location in Ivory Coast

Coordinates: 5°21′N 4°2′W / 5.350°N 4.033°W / 5.350; -4.033Coordinates: 5°21′N 4°2′W / 5.350°N 4.033°W / 5.350; -4.033
Country  Ivory Coast
District Abidjan
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 372,978
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Adjamé is one of the 10 urban communes of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It forms part of the metropolitan area and autonomous district of Abidjan.

The name Adjamé means "a junction" or "the centre" in the local Tchaman language. The Tchaman people of Adjamé are called Agbou Djemian and come under Chief Nanguy Abrogoua. Adjamé is located to the north of Plateau, Abidjan. Adjamé has the most important bus station in the country from where buses serve all of Ivory Coast as well as neighbouring countries.

Sport

Adjamé is represented in football by the Stella Club of Adjamé which plays in the MTN Ligue 1 on the grounds of the Municipal Stadium. As in most parts of Ivory Coast, the club is organised in an informal way with football teams of seven players. The players are called Maracanas.

Basile Boli, the French footballer (45 caps, one goal), was born in Adjamé.

Government

List of mayors
Date elected Name Party
1970 Joseph Attoumbré PDCI-RDA
1980 Jean Benjamin Amoa PDCI-RDA
1985 Lassina Dembélé PDCI-RDA
1996 Pierre Djédji Amondji Ivorian Popular Front
2013 Youssouf Sylla Rally of the Republicans

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Notes

  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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