Capital:
nombre: Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative capital); note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative capital as well as the officially designated economic capital; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan
coordenadas geográficas: 6 49 N, 5 16 W
diferencia de tiempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: Yamoussoukro is named after Queen Yamoussou, who ruled in the village of N'Gokro in 1929 at the time of French colonization; the village was renamed Yamoussoukro, the suffix "-kro" meaning "town" in the native Baoule language; Abidjan's name supposedly comes from a misunderstanding; tradition states that an old man carrying branches met a European explorer who asked for the name of the nearest village; the man, not understanding and terrified by this unexpected encounter, fled shouting "min-chan m’bidjan," which in the Ebrie language means: "I return from cutting leaves"; the explorer, thinking that his question had been answered, recorded the name of the locale as Abidjan; a different version has the first colonists asking native women the name of the place and getting a similar response
Definición: Esta entrada proporciona el nombre del asiento del gobierno, sus coordenadas geográficas , la diferencia horaria relativa al tiempo universal coordinado (UTC) y el tiempo observado en Washington, DC, y, si corresponde, información sobre horario de verano (DST) . Cuando corresponda, se ha agregado una nota especial para resaltar aquellos países que tienen varias zonas horarias.
Fuente: CIA World Factbook - A menos que sea indicado, toda la información en esta página es correcta hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2019
