Adjamé

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

Adjamé
Suburb and urban commune
Adjamé, 2010
Location in Abidjan
Adjamé
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°21′N 4°2′W
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictAbidjan
Population
 (2014)[1]
 • Total372,978
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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 electedNameParty
1970Joseph AttoumbréPDCI-RDA
1980Jean Benjamin AmoaPDCI-RDA
1985Lassina DembéléPDCI-RDA
1996Pierre Djédji AmondjiIvorian Popular Front
2013Youssouf SyllaRally of the Republicans

Images
  • Market, 2008
  • Liberté roundabout, 2010
  • Bus station

Notes
  1. "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
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