Yopougon
| Yopougon | |
|---|---|
| Town and commune | |
| Country |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
| Region | Lagunes |
| Department | Abidjan |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Yopougon is a town and commune in Côte d'Ivoire.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yopougon. The diocese's cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-André in Yopougon.
Olympic Burkinabé swimmer Adama Ouedraogo was born here in 1993.
The town was the scene of violence following the 2010 Ivorian presidential election.[1]
References
- ↑ http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21576107-government-tryingat-least-paperto-cleanse-atrocious-past-will Côte d’Ivoire: Will the guilt be shared?
- This article was initially created from French Wikipedia