Le Plateau
District of Abidjan
in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 5.310 and -4.013 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 5° 18' 34" and W -4° 0' 45"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - XOF
- Spoken languages:
- French
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 09:18 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 8:07 am and 8:22 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -5.674 and 176.115 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lolua Village - References
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Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ivory Coast.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ivory Coast. Last Update: 2024-04-18 08:12:24
Delve into Le Plateau
The district Le Plateau of Abidjan in Abidjan is a subburb in Ivory Coast about 135 mi south-east of Yamoussoukro, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bingerville, Anyama, Songon, Grand-Bassam and Azaguie. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 89 °F
| Morning Temperature | 29°C / 83 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 30°C / 86 °F |
| Night Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 73% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 19th of April 2024
31°C (88 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
32°C (89 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
31°C (88 °F)
29°C (85 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sofitel Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire
Pullman Abidjan (Closed for refurbishment)
Novotel Abidjan
Heden Golf
Le Marly
ibis Abidjan Plateau
ibis Abidjan Marcory
Residence Ben
Azalai Hotel Abidjan
Radisson Blu Abidjan Airport
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Cocody
Cocody, is an upmarket suburb of Abidjan, marked by its abundance of mansions. Cocody is where most of the wealthy business people, ambassadors, and other affluent people live. The Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny is located in Cocody. Additionally, a native food of Côte d'Ivoire, the alloco, can be purchased here at the allocodrome de Cocody.
Kenya Airways Flight 431
Kenya Airways Flight 431 was an international scheduled Abidjan–Lagos–Nairobi passenger service, operated with an Airbus A310-300, that crashed into the sea, off the coast of Côte d'Ivoire, on 30 January 2000 at 21:09:24 GMT, shortly after takeoff from Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. There were 179 people on board, of whom 169 were passengers. It was the first fatal accident for Kenya Airways.
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, nicknamed "le Félicia", is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is the national stadium of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team. It is named after the first president of the country, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and is located in the commune of Le Plateau. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 which can be expanded to 40,000. It also hosts matches of the ASEC Abidjan.
Stade Robert Champroux
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Palais des Sports de Treichville
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Stade Municipal (Bingerville)
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Treichville
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Houphouët-Boigny Bridge
Houphouët-Boigny Bridge is a road and rail bridge over the Ébrié Lagoon which links the two halves of the city Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The structure is a girder bridge, hollow box, double deck bridge with eight spans of 46.5 m each thus resulting a total length of 372 m
Second Abidjan Bridge
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Bay of Ceuta
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Port Bouet Airport
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Attinguié
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Koumassi
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Marcory
Marcory is a town and commune in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of four communes of Abidjan south of Ébrié Lagoon, the others being Treichville, Koumassi and Port-Bouët.
Port-Bouët
Port-Bouët is a town and commune in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of four communes of Abidjan south of Ébrié Lagoon, the others being Treichville, Koumassi and Marcory. Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport is located in Port-Bouët. Port-Bouët had not been inhabited until around 1930. The famous Port Bouët/Petit Bassam lighthouse was built in the early 1930s.
Yopougon
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Université d'Abobo-Adjamé
Université d'Abobo-Adjamé or the University of Abobo-Adjamé (UAA) is part of the University of Cocody, one of two public universities in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. It is located in the Abobo, Adjamé districts of the city. Founded in 1996, the University has around 6,500 students training in basic sciences (maths, science) and experimental sciences. The University of Abobo-Adjamé also offers training for Health Sciences.
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
The Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny is a university in the Cocody section of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of the elite universities in the country and region. With over 50,000 students, the UCA contains 13 faculties and a research center, providing diplomas from 2 year undergraduate degrees to professional academic, medical, legal, and specialist degrees. It was the main campus of the nationwide University of Abidjan from 1964 to 1996, when it became an independent institution.
Stade Municipal d'Abidjan
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Île Boulay
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St. Paul's Cathedral, Abidjan
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2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede
The 2013 Houphouët-Boigny stampede occurred as crowds departed a New Year's Eve fireworks display in the early hours of 1 January 2013 near the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Over 200 people were injured and 61 killed, mostly women and children. This was the second time in four years that a fatal stampede occurred at the stadium. President Alassane Ouattara declared three days of mourning and promised an investigation.
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Le Plateau, Plateau
