Adjamé

Adjamé
Suburb and urban commune

Adjamé, 2010

Location in Côte d'Ivoire
Adjamé

Location in Côte d'Ivoire

Coordinates: 5°29′17″N 4°1′56″W / 5.48806°N 4.03222°WCoordinates: 5°29′17″N 4°1′56″W / 5.48806°N 4.03222°W
Country  Côte d'Ivoire
Region Lagunes
Department Abidjan
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Adjamé is a district and a commune of northern Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire, forming a part of the metropolitan area of Abidjan.

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 The district is located to the north of the Plateau district of Abidjan. It has the most important bus station in the country from where buses serve all of Côte d'Ivoire as well as neighbouring countries. Basile Boli, the French footballer (45 caps, 1 goal) was born in Adjamé on 2 January 1967.

Sport

The district has a football club: the Stella Club of Adjamé which plays in the MTN Ligue 1 on the grounds of the Municipal Stadium.

As in most parts of Côte d'Ivoire, the club is organised in an informal way with football teams of 7 players which is very popular in Côte d'Ivoire. The players are called Maracanas.

Government

List of mayors
Date elected Name Party
1970 Joseph Attoumbré PDCI-RDA
1980 Jean Benjamin Amoa PDCI-RDA
1985 Lassina Dembélé PDCI-RDA
1996 Pierre Djédji Amondji Ivorian Popular Front
2013 Youssouf Sylla Rally of the Republicans

See also

External links

Media related to Adjamé at Wikimedia Commons

Adjamé has a website (in French) created by the Mayor of Adjamé which provides information on Adjamé and all administrative matters. It is very convenient for Ivoiriens overseas especially those from Adjamé who would like to know about events.

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