Agboville

Agboville
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Agboville Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 5°56′N 4°13′W / 5.933°N 4.217°W / 5.933; -4.217Coordinates: 5°56′N 4°13′W / 5.933°N 4.217°W / 5.933; -4.217[1]
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Lagunes
Region	Agnéby-Tiassa
Department	Agboville
Population (2014)[2]
• Total	95,093
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Agboville is the town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Agboville Department. It is also a commune and the seat of Agnéby-Tiassa Region in Lagunes District.

Agboville is north of Abidjan. The local ethnic group is the Abbey. The Abbey is one of over 60 ethnic groups in Ivory Coast. The Abbey people have many traditions related to family and friends. One important holiday for the Abbeys is "La fête des ignames" or the "Yam Festival". Historically, the festival is a celebration of a good harvest of yams because yams have been the greatest resource for the Abbey region of Agboville.

Agboville is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Agboville.

History

Agboville was the seat of the Agneby region from 1997 to 2011.^[3]

Transport

Agboville is served by a station of the national railway system.

References

Departments and sub-prefectures of Agnéby-Tiassa Region, Lagunes District
Regional seat: Agboville
Agboville Department	Aboudé Ananguié Agboville* Attobrou Azaguié* Céchi Grand-Morié Guessiguié Loviguié Oress-Krobou Rubino*
Sikensi Department	Gomon Sikensi*
Taabo Department	Pacobo Taabo*
Tiassalé Department	Gbolouville Morokro N'Douci Tiassalé*
* also a commune