The 15 most populated cities of Ivory Coast at the end of the general census of 2021 are known.And, unsurprisingly, Abidjan is in the lead, far ahead of Bouaké, which has only 812,000 inhabitants, compared to more than one million before the serious political crisis that hit the country from September 2002.We also note that San-Pedro has not experienced the demographic boom that many predicted, the fault of a coastline that has been degraded for a long time, but above all of an inability of political decision-makers to make the towns of the interior general, attractive, innovative and reassuring.For many decades, everything and everything has remained focused on Abidjan with the mega investments [Tower F, prestige or necessity?].And yet, one or two small tenths of these mega investments in Abidjan could have brought happiness to many towns in the interior of the country, while helping to relieve congestion in the economic capital and its many slums, filled with destitute lives.There, many of them die between the ages of 40 and 50, for the lucky ones.In view of the distribution of its urban population, one can reasonably say that the Ivory Coast is an unbalanced country.Korhogo has managed to turn around half a million inhabitants while Man, formerly the 4th or 3rd city of the country constantly in tie with Daloa, has borne the brunt of 10 years in the hands of the former rebels.The people simply fled the capital of the 18 mountains to Abidjan [Yopougon stronghold of the people of the west], or nearby to Duékoué, a city that had been in a loyalist zone for a long time.Since the official end of the crisis, they have been reluctant to return to the west.Other findings;The populations of the 14 other large cities combined are 4.4 million, far behind the only agglomeration of Abidjan [6.3 million].12 cities have more than 200 thousand inhabitants.Yamoussoukro, the political capital, is struggling to attract 350,000 people despite the colossal investments made in this locality.By Sylvie Kouamé with Hervé Coulibaly1.Abidjan 6.300,000 HBTS 2.Bouaké 812,000 HBTS 3.Korhogo 440,000 HBTS 4.DALOA 421,000 HBTS 5.SAN PEDRO 390,000 HBTS 6.YAMOUSSOUKRO 340,000 HBTS 7.DIVO 294,000 HBTS 8.GAGNA 277,000 HBTS 9. Man 241,000 inhabitants 11.Duékoué 220,000 inhabitants 12.Bouaflé 213,000 inhabitants 13.Guiglo 171,000 inhabitants 14.Abengourou 164,000 inhabitants 15.Ferké 160,000 inhabitantsYou must login to post comments.All rights reserved © 2007-2022 Ozirix communication & advice