Cote D’Ivoire Has Two Capitals

You, like others who were unaware, are likely to be astonished. Unlike most other countries, this African nation has two capitals. The country's economic capital is Abidjan. It is the most populous and largest city in the country. Yamoussoukro is the national political capital of Cote D'Ivoire. This is one of the things about Côte d'Ivoire you should know before travelling, particularly if you are a scholar or researcher.

The city of Abidjan was named the capital of the Ivory Coast in 1933, when it was still a colony of France, and it remained so after the country gained independence. The Ivory Coast's two capitals, on the other hand, are relatively recent and are linked to the country's first president. After twenty-three years in office, President Félix Houphout-Boigny opted to relocate the country's official capital from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro, his hometown. Houphout-Boigny did this to promote growth in the country's central regions and to improve his community. Despite this shift, the majority of embassies and government offices remain in Abidjan.