Port-Bouët

Port-Bouët
Suburb and urban commune
Location in Abidjan
Port-Bouët Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°16′N 3°54′W / 5.267°N 3.900°W / 5.267; -3.900Coordinates: 5°16′N 3°54′W / 5.267°N 3.900°W / 5.267; -3.900
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Abidjan
Population (2014)^[1]
• Total	419,033
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Port-Bouët is a suburb of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is one of the 10 urban communes of the city. Port-Bouët is one of four communes of Abidjan that are entirely south of Ébrié Lagoon, the others being Treichville, Koumassi, and Marcory.

Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport (French: Aéroport international Félix Houphouët-Boigny or Aéroport international Abidjan) is located in Port-Bouët. Port-Bouët had not been inhabited until around 1930. The Port Bouët/Petit Bassam lighthouse (French: Phare de Port Bouët (Petit Bassam)) was built in the early 1930s.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
↑ http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/ICO2.html

Communes and sub-prefectures of the autonomous district of Abidjan

	Urban communes (north)	Abobo Adjamé Attécoubé Cocody Plateau Yopougon

	Urban communes (south)	Koumassi Marcory Port-Bouët Treichville

	Rural sub-prefectures (east)	Bingerville* Brofodoumé

	Rural sub-prefectures (west)	Anyama* Songon*

* also a commune

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