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Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Côte d'Ivoire with its 19 first-level divisions, the capital Abidjan and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Ivory Coast

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 19 units

Côte d'Ivoire is divided into 19 first-level administrative divisions:

AgnébyBafingBas-SassandraCavallyComoeDenguéléDix-Huit MontagnesFromagerHaut-SassandraLacsLagunesMarahouéN'zi-ComoéSavanesSud-BandamaSud-ComoéVallée du BandamaWorodougouZanzan

Largest cities in Ivory Coast

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1AbidjanCapital3,802,000
2Bouaké567,481
3Daloa255,168
4San-Pedro210,273
5YamoussoukroCapital206,499
6Korhogo177,711
7Man146,974
8Divo127,867
9Gagnoa123,184
10Soubré108,933

Abidjan is the largest urban area in Côte d'Ivoire with about 3,802,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Côte d'Ivoire: ≈ 1,751 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Cess
  • Mouhoun
  • Sassandra
  • Komoé
  • Bandama
  • Bandama Blanc
  • Baoulé
  • Bagoé

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake
  • Lac de Kossou
  • Lac de Buyo

Ethnic groups in Ivory Coast

CIA World Factbook · 2021
Akan
38%Voltaique or Gur
22%Northern Mande
22%Kru
9.1%Southern Mande
8.6%other
0.3%

Akan 38%, Voltaique or Gur 22%, Northern Mande 22%, Kru 9.1%, Southern Mande 8.6%, other 0.3% (2021 est.)

Regionally, Akan is the most common ethnic group across most of the 19 divisions, while Kru predominates in 5 divisions (Cavally, Bas-Sassandra, Sud-Bandama, Haut-Sassandra, Fromager); Northern Mande predominates in 3 divisions (Denguélé, Bafing, Worodougou); Voltaique or Gur predominates in 2 divisions (Savanes, Zanzan); Southern Mande predominates in 2 divisions (Dix-Huit Montagnes, Marahoué).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Ivory Coast

CIA World Factbook · 2014
Muslim
42.9%Catholic
17.2%Evangelical
11.8%Methodist
1.7%other Christian
3.2%animist
3.6%other religion
0.5%none
19.1%

Muslim 42.9%, Catholic 17.2%, Evangelical 11.8%, Methodist 1.7%, other Christian 3.2%, animist 3.6%, other religion 0.5%, none 19.1% (2014 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 19 divisions, while Catholic predominates in 5 divisions (Lacs, N'zi-Comoé, Comoe, Sud-Comoé, Agnéby).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2014 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Ivory Coast

CIA World Factbook

French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken

Regionally, French is the most common language group across most of the 19 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.