Bingerville
Bingerville | |
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Town, GMT ) |
Bingerville is a town in south-eastern
Abidjan Autonomous District. Bingerville is also a commune. The town is located about 10 kilometres east of Abidjan and lies on the Ébrié Lagoon. Villages in the sub-prefecture include Eloka
.
Bingerville is home to École militaire préparatoire technique (EMPT), a military academy.
History
Bingerville (13,000 BP) and Iwo-Eleru (11,000 BP) are the most early
microlithic industries in West Africa.[3]
Originally a
botanical gardens
.
Prior to the 2011 reorganisation of the subdivisions of Ivory Coast, Bingerville was part of the Lagunes Region.
Notable people
- Mamadou Koné, footballer
- Wilfried Bony, footballer
- Eric Bailly, footballer
- Didier Drogba, footballer
- Badra Ali Sangaré, footballer
References
- ^ Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast, Citypopulation.de.
- ^ Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, Citypopulation.de.
- ISBN 978-0-306-46255-9.
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