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]

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