Editing Yamoussoukro (section)

{{short description|Capital of Côte d'Ivoire}}
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| official_name      = Yamoussoukro
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| nickname           = "Yakro"
| settlement_type    = [[Capital city]]
| motto              = {{lang|fr|"Solidarité - Paix - Développement"}}<br />{{smaller|"Solidarity - Peace - Development"}}
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| image2                   = Notre dame de la paix yamoussoukro by felix krohn.jpg
|caption2                  = The [[Basilica of Our Lady of Peace]]
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|caption3                  = [[Yamoussoukro International Airport]]
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| leader_title       = Governor
| leader_name        = [[Augustin Thiam|Augustin Abdoulaye Thiam Houphouët]]
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| leader_name1       = Gnrangbe Kouakou Kouadio Jean
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| population_as_of   = 2021 census
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| population_blank2  = 212670<ref name="pop">{{Cite web|title=Ivory Coast: Districts, Major Cities & Localities - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/cities/|access-date=2023-02-12|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
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'''Yamoussoukro''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|j|æ|m|ʊ|ˈ|s|uː|k|r|oʊ}};<ref name="collins_english">{{cite web |url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/yamoussoukro |title=English Dictionary: Definition of Yamoussoukro |publisher=Collins |access-date=24 August 2013}}</ref> {{IPA|fr|jamusukʁo}}, <small>locally</small> {{IPA|fr|jamsokʁo|}}) is the [[capital city]] of [[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivory Coast]] and an autonomous [[Districts of Ivory Coast|district]]. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the [[list of cities in Ivory Coast|fifth most populous city in the Ivory Coast]], with a population of 212,670.<ref name="pop"/> Located {{convert|240|km|sp=us}} north-west of [[Abidjan]], the district of Yamoussoukro covers {{convert|2075|sqkm|sp=us}} among rolling hills and plains.

Yamoussoukro became the legal capital of Ivory Coast in 1983, although the former capital Abidjan retains several political functions. Prior to 2011, what is now the district of Yamoussoukro was part of [[Lacs Region]]. The district was created in 2011<ref>Décret n° 2011-263 du 28 septembre 2011 portant organisation du territoire national en Districts et en Régions.</ref> and is split into the [[departments of Ivory Coast|departments]] of [[Attiégouakro Department|Attiégouakro]] and [[Yamoussoukro Department|Yamoussoukro]]. In total, the district contains 169 settlements. Yamoussoukro is a [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefecture]] in Yamoussoukro Department and is also a [[Communes of Ivory Coast|commune]]: since 2012, the city of Yamoussoukro has been the sole commune in the autonomous district of Yamoussoukro.