title: Aboisso
text: # Aboisso
  
  Aboisso is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast lying on the Soumié River. It is a sub-prefecture of the Aboisso Department for which it is also the seat of government. Aboisso is also a commune as well as the seat of government for the Sud-Comoé Region in Comoé District.
  
  The town's population is primarily composed of the Anyi Sanwi ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people. Once part of the Krindjabo kingdom, the town also served as a staging point for Marcel Treich-Laplène's early explorations of Ivory Coast. The area is served by Aboisso Airport.
  
  ## History
  
  Aboisso was the seat of the Sud-Comoé region from 1997 to 2011. In 2014, the population of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso was 86,115.
  
  ## Villages
  
  The eighteen villages of the sub-prefecture of Aboisso and their population in 2014 are:
  
  * Aboisso (45,688)
  * Assouba (5,802)
  * Ayebo (2,168)
  * Bakro (3,936)
  * Ebokoffikro (519)
  * Eholie (1,759)
  * Koffi Kokorekro (930)
  * Maubert (890)
  * Ningue (1,640)
  * Alliékro (418)
  * Ebakro (304)
  * Ehian (1,193)
  * Ehoussébo (1,015)
  * Epiénou (831)
  * Kodiakro (232)
  * Kohourou (7,037)
  * Krindjabo (6,002)
  * Sanhouman (1,901)
  * Tèmin-Débarcadaire (3,850
  