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Yamoussoukro, capital of Ivory Coast: facts and figures
Yamoussoukro is the capital of Ivory Coast. It has about 355,000 residents, which makes it the 146th most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 201 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Accra, 579 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Ivory Coast |
| Continent | Africa |
| City population | 355,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 146th of 172 |
| Elevation | 201 m |
| Founded | not reported |
| Time zone | Africa/Abidjan |
| Coordinates | 6.82° N, 5.28° W |
| Country population | 32,711,547 residents |
| Country GDP | 99.8 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $3,050 |
| Life expectancy | 62.1 years |
| Internet users | 41.4 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Yamoussoukro averages 27.2 °C from December to February and 25.0 °C from June to August. August is the coldest month of the year and February the warmest, and the city receives 1,266 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 27.1 °C |
| February | 28.2 °C |
| March | 27.8 °C |
| April | 27.5 °C |
| May | 26.9 °C |
| June | 25.4 °C |
| July | 24.9 °C |
| August | 24.7 °C |
| September | 24.9 °C |
| October | 25.2 °C |
| November | 25.8 °C |
| December | 26.4 °C |
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Accra is the closest capital to Yamoussoukro.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Accra | Ghana | 579 km |
| Monrovia | Liberia | 613 km |
| Bamako | Mali | 712 km |
| Lomé | Togo | 722 km |
| Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 742 km |
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Yamoussoukro is the capital of Ivory Coast, in Africa, with about 355,000 residents, averaging 27.2 °C from December to February and 25.0 °C from June to August.
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What is the capital of Ivory Coast?
Yamoussoukro is the capital of Ivory Coast. It has about 355,000 residents and lies in Africa.
How many people live in Yamoussoukro?
About 355,000, which ranks Yamoussoukro 146th of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Yamoussoukro?
Yamoussoukro averages 27.2 °C from December to February and 25.0 °C from June to August, with 1,266 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Yamoussoukro?
GDP per capita in the country is $3,050, the latest year the World Bank reports.
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