Abengourou

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Abengourou is a city in eastern Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both Comoé District and Indénié-Djuablin Region. It is also a commune and the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Abengourou Department.

Abengourou is primarily populated by the Anyi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people who migrated to the region from Ghana. In the 2021 census, the population of the sub-prefecture of Abengourou was 164,424. The city is served by Abengourou Airport. There is also the interior's largest hospital. There is an agricultural vocational training institute, along with a research station that specializes in the local crops of cocoa and coffee. These crops are then transported the {{convert|151|km|mi}} to Abidjan for export.

Within the city is the residence of the Anyi paramount chief, who is also the King of Indénié, a kingdom founded in the 18th century. His home was built in 1882 and is decorated with artifacts.{{cite encyclopedia |editor-first=Dale H. |editor-last=Hoiberg |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |title=Abell, A(runah) S(hepardson) |edition=15th |year=2010 |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. |volume=I: A-ak Bayes |location=Chicago, Illinois |isbn=978-1-59339-837-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia2009ency/page/26 26] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia2009ency/page/26 }}

The name "Abengourou" stems from the Akan language expression "n'pé kro", which means "I don't like long discussions".{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}

The city is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou, with its cathedral at the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus.