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Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in other languages: Yamoussoukro, Abidjan
Côte d’Ivoire, the Ivory Coast, is officially the République de Côte d’Ivoire and is coded CI, CIV and 384 in ISO 3166-1. Its name is listed here in 168 languages and varieties, the capital Yamoussoukro in 53 and the largest city Abidjan in 64, with the 14 districts of today and the 19 regions they replaced.
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ISO 3166-1alpha-2 · alpha-3 · numeric
- alpha-2
- CI
- alpha-3
- CIV
- numeric
- 384
Côte d’Ivoire
French · Latin
République de Côte d’Ivoire
- English
- Côte d’IvoireRepublic of Côte d’Ivoire
- Capital
- YamoussoukroYamoussoukro
ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026. Flag after the Wikimedia Commons drawing.
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) in other languages: list of exonyms
| Languages | ISO 639 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | eng | Ivory Coast, Cote d’Ivoire | same as written |
| French, Novial, Aromanian | fra / nov / rup | Côte d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Danish, Norwegian Bokmål | dan / nob | Elfenbenskysten | same as written |
| Afrikaans | afr | Ivoorkus | same as written |
| Aragonese | arg | Costa de Bori | same as written |
| Asturian | ast | Costa de Marfil | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Fil Dişi Sahili / Фил Диши Саһили, Kot-d’İvuar / Кот-д’Ивуар | Fil Dişi Sahili, Kot-d’İvuar |
| Bambara | bam | Kɔnɔwari | same as written |
| Bosnian | bos | Obala Slonovače / Обала Слоноваче / ۉبالا سلۉنۉواچە | Obala Slonovače |
| Breton | bre | Aod an Olifant | same as written |
| Catalan | cat | Costa d’Ivori | same as written |
| Czech | ces | Pobřeží slonoviny | same as written |
| Corsican | cos | Costa Eburna | same as written |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | Filtiş Yalısı / Филтиш Ялысы, Kot d’İvuar / Кот д’Ивуар | Filtiş Yalısı, Kot d’İvuar |
| Welsh | cym | Traeth Ifori, Cote d’Ivoire | same as written |
| German | deu | Elfenbeinküste | same as written |
| Lower Sorbian | dsb | Pśibrjog słonowej kósci | same as written |
| Esperanto | epo | Ebur-Bordo, Kotdivuaro | same as written |
| Estonian | est | Elevandiluurannik, Vandlirannik | same as written |
| Basque | eus | Boli Kosta | same as written |
| Faroese | fao | Fílabeinsstrondin | same as written |
| Finnish | fin | Norsunluurannikko | same as written |
| Kven | fkv | Elfenbenrannikko | same as written |
| Franco-Provençal | frp | Couta d’Ivouèro | same as written |
| West Frisian | fry | Ivoarkust | same as written |
| Friulian | fur | Cueste d’Avori | same as written |
| Gagauz | gag | Fildişi Kıyısı / Филдиши Кыйысы, Kot-d’İvuar / Кот-д’Ивуар | Fildişi Kıyısı, Kot-d’İvuar |
| Scottish Gaelic | gla | Costa Ìbhri | same as written |
| Irish | gle | An Cósta Eabhair / An Cósta Eaḃair, An Cósta Eabhra / An Cósta Eaḃra | same as written |
| Galician | glg | Costa do Marfil | same as written |
| Manx | glv | Yn Clyst Iuaagagh | same as written |
| Haitian Creole | hat | Kòt divwa | same as written |
| Hausa | hau | Cote d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Croatian | hrv | Bjelokosna Obala, Obala Bjelokosti, Côte d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Upper Sorbian | hsb | Słonowinowy pobrjóh | same as written |
| Hungarian | hun | Elefántcsontpart | same as written |
| Interlingua | ina | Costa de Ebore | same as written |
| Indonesian | ind | Pantai Gading, Cote d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Icelandic | isl | Fílabeinsströndin | same as written |
| Italian | ita | Costa d’Avorio | same as written |
| Javanese | jav | Panté Gadhing, Cote d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Jersey Norman French | jnf | Côte d’Iviéthe | same as written |
| Karakalpak | kaa | Kot-d’İvuar / Кот-д’Ивуар | Kot-d’İvuar |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Peravê Diranfîl | same as written |
| Latin | lat | Litus Eburneum, Costa Eburnea | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Ziloņkaula krasts, Kotdivuāra | same as written |
| Limburgish | lim | Ivoorkös | same as written |
| Lingala | lin | Kotdivuar | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Dramblio Kaulo Krantas, Kot d’Ivuaras | same as written |
| Ladin-Valle di Badia | lld-bad | Costa d’Avore | same as written |
| Ladin-Gardena | lld-grd | Costa d’Avuere | same as written |
| Luxembourgish | ltz | Elfebeeküst | same as written |
| Maltese | mlt | Kosta tal-Avorju, Kosta tal-Ivorju | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Coasta de Fildeș / Коаста де Филдеш, Côte d’Ivoire / Кот-д’Ивуар | Coasta de Fildeș, Côte d’Ivoire |
| Malay | msa | Pantai Gading / ڤنتاي ݢاديڠ, Cote d’Ivoire / كوت ديۏوار | Pantai Gading, Cote d’Ivoire |
| Nahuatl | nah | Tlanomihuēyātēnco, Côte d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Navajo | nav | Chį́į́h Yee Adilohii Bideeʼ Tónteel Bibąąh | same as written |
| Low German | nds | Elfenbeenküst | same as written |
| Dutch | nld | Ivoorkust | same as written |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | nno | Elfenbeinskysten | same as written |
| Norman French | nrm | Côte-d’Ivyire | same as written |
| Occitan | oci | Còsta d’Evòri | same as written |
| Polish | pol | Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Costa do Marfim, Côte d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Quechua | que | Marphil Chala | same as written |
| Kalderash Romani | rmy | Côte d’Ivoire / कोत दिवुआर | Côte d’Ivoire |
| Romansh | roh | Costa d’Ivur | same as written |
| Romanian | ron | Coasta de Fildeș, Côte d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Sango | sag | Kôdivüära | same as written |
| Sicilian | scn | Costa d’Avoriu | same as written |
| Slovak | slk | Pobrežie Slonoviny | same as written |
| Slovio | slo | Slonkostbreg / Слонкостбрег | Slonkostbreg |
| Slovenian | slv | Slonokoščena obala | same as written |
| Northern Sami | sme | Elfendákkiriddu, Elfenbenariddu | same as written |
| Samogitian | smg | Dramblė Kaula Kronts | same as written |
| Somali | som | Xeebta Foolmaroodi | same as written |
| Spanish | spa | Costa de Marfil, Côte d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Albanian | sqi | Bregu i Fildishtë, Kote d’Ivoiri | same as written |
| Sardinian | srd | Costa de Ivòriu | same as written |
| Saterland Frisian | stq | Älfenbeenkuste, Côte d’Ivoire | same as written |
| Swahili | swa | Pwani ya Pembe | same as written |
| Swedish | swe | Elfenbenskusten | same as written |
| Silesian | szl | Wybřeže Elefantowych Gnatůw | same as written |
| Tetum | tet | Kosta-Marfín | same as written |
| Tagalog | tgl | Baybaying Garing | same as written |
| Tok Pisin | tpi | Aibori Kos, Kodibwa | same as written |
| Turkmen | tuk | Pil süňki kenary / Пил сүңки кенары, Kot-d’Iwuar / Кот-д’Ивуар | Pil süňki kenary, Kot-d’Iwuar |
| Turkish | tur | Fildişi Kıyısı, Fildişi Sahili | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Fil Suyak Sohili / Фил Суяк Соҳили / فىل سۇيەك ساھىلى, Oj Sohili / Ож Соҳили / ئاج ساھىلى, Kot-d’Ivuar / Кот-д’Ивуар / كات-دىۋۇئەر | Fil Suyak Sohili, Oj Sohili, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Vietnamese | vie | Bờ Biển Ngà, Cốt Đi Voa | same as written |
| Volapük | vol | Viorajolän | same as written |
| Võro | vor | Elevandiluurand | same as written |
| Walloon | wln | Coisse d’ Ivwere | same as written |
| Wolof | wol | Kodiwaar | same as written |
| Zazaki | zza | Sahilê Dındanê Fili | same as written |
| Abkhaz, Abaza, Kabardian, Komi, Lezgi, Meadow Mari, Udmurt | abk / abq / kbd / kom / lez / mhr / udm | Кот-д’Ивуар | Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Altai | alt | Слонныҥ Сӧӧги Јараты, Кот-д’Ивуар | Slonnyŋ Söögi Ďaraty, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Avar | ava | Кот-д’Ивуар | Kot-d’Iwuar |
| Bashkir | bak | Фил Һөйәге Яры / Fil Höyäge Yarı, Кот-д’Ивуар / Kot-d’Ivuar | Fil Höyäge Yarı, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Belarusian | bel | Бераг Слановай Косці / Bierah Słanovaj Kosci, Бераг Слановай Косьці / Bierah Słanovaj Kości, Кот-д’Івуар / Kot-d’Ivuar | Bierah Słanovaj Kosci, Bierah Słanovaj Kości, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Bulgarian | bul | Бряг на слоновата кост, Кот д’Ивоар | Brjag na slonovata kost, Kot d’Ivoar |
| Chechen | che | Пийлан Даьӏахкан Йист / Piylan Däjaxkan Yist, Кот-д’Ивуар / Kot-d’Ivuar | Piylan Däjaxkan Yist, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Chuvash | chv | Слон Шӑмми Ҫыранӗ, Кот-д’Ивуар | Slon Šămmi Śyranĕ, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Kazakh | kaz | Піл Сүйегі жағалауы / ءپىل سۇيەگى جاعالاۋى / Pil Süyegi jağalawı, Кот-д’Ивуар / كوت ديۆۋار / Kot-d’Ïvwar | Pil Süyegi jağalawı, Kot-d’Ïvwar |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Пил Сөөгү Жээги / پئل سۅۅگۉ جەەگى / Pil Söögü Ceegi, Кот-д’Ивуар / كوت دئۋۇار / Kot d’İvuar | Pil Söögü Ceegi, Kot d’İvuar |
| Khakas | kjh | Слон Сӧӧгі Хазы, Кот-д’Ивуар | Slon Söögî Ȟazy, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Kurdish (Caucasus, Cyrillic) | kmr | Кот-д’Ивуар / Kot-d’Îvûar | Kot-d’Îvûar |
| Karachay-Balkar | krc | Пил Сюекни Джагъасы, Кот-д’Ивуар | Pil Süjekni Džaġasy, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Kumyk | kum | Пил Сюекни Ягъасы, Кот-д’Ивуар | Pil Süjekni Jaġasy, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Lak | lbe | Магьилул Зума, Кот д’Ивуар | Mahilul Zuma, Kot d’Ivuar |
| Macedonian | mkd | Брег на Слоновата Коска | Breg na Slonovata Koska |
| Mongolian | mon | Зааны Ясан Эрэг Улс, Кот-д’Ивуар | Zaany Jasan Äräg Uls, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Ossetian | oss | Пылыстӕджы Был, Кот-д’Ивуар | Pylystädžy Byl, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Rusyn | rue | Побережья слоновины | Poberež'ja slonovynŷ |
| Russian | rus | Берег Слоновой Кости, Кот-д’Ивуар | Bereg Slonovoj Kosti, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Yakut | sah | Сэлии Муоһа Кытыла, Кот-д’Ивуар | Sälii Muoha Kytyla, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Serbian | srp | Обала Слоноваче / Obala Slonovače | Obala Slonovače |
| Tatar | tat | Фил Сөяге Яры / Fil Söyäge Yarı / فىل سۆيەگې يارى, Кот-д’Ивуар / Kot d’İvuar / كوت-دىۋۇار | Fil Söyäge Yarı, Kot d’İvuar |
| Tajik | tgk | Соҳили Оҷ / ساحل عاج / Sohili Oç, Кот-д’Ивуар / کات دیووؤر / Kot d’Ivuar | Sohili Oç, Kot d’Ivuar |
| Tuvan | tyv | Чаан Сөөгүнүң Эрии, Кот-д’Ивуар | Čaan Söögünüŋ Ėrii, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Ukrainian | ukr | Берег Слонової Кістки, Берег Слонової Кості, Кот-д’Івуар | Bereh Slonovoï Kistky, Bereh Slonovoï Kosti, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Kalmyk | xal | Занын Ясн Эрг, Кот-д’Ивуар | Zanyn Jasn Ėrg, Kot-d’Ivuar |
| Arabic | ara | ساحل العاج, شاطئ العاج, كوت ديفوار | Sāḥilu l-ʿĀǧ, Šāṭiʾu l-ʿĀǧ, Kūt Dīfuwār |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | فیل دیشی ساحیلی / Fil Dişi Sahili, کوت دیووار / Kot-d’İvuar | Fil Dişi Sahili, Kot-d’İvuar |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | کۆت دیڤوار / Kot Dîvwar | Kot Dîvwar |
| Persian | fas | ساحل عاج / Sâhele Âj, کوت دیووآر / Kot Divuâr | Sâhele Âj, Kot Divuâr |
| Western Punjabi | pnb | آئیوری کوسٹ | Āʾīvarī Kōsṫ |
| Dari | prs | ساحل عاج, کوت دیووار | Sāḥel-e ʿĀj, Kōt Dīvūʾar |
| Pashto | pus | د عاج ساحل, کوټ ډيووار | də ʿĀj Sāḥil, Kōṫ Ḋīwūʾar |
| Uyghur | uig | پىل چىشى قىرغىغى / Pil chishi qirghighi / Пил чиши қирғиғи, كوت دىۋۇئار / Kot Diwuar / Кот-д’Ивуар | Pil chishi qirghighi, Kot Diwuar |
| Urdu | urd | آئیوری کوسٹ, کوت دی آئوار | Āʾīvarī Kōsṫ, Kōt dī Āʾivār |
| Dhivehi | div | އައިވަރީ ކޯސްޓް | Aivarī Kōsṫ |
| Hebrew | heb | חוף השנהב | Ḥōf ha-Šenhaṿ |
| Ladino | lad | קוסטה די מארפﬞיל / Kosta de Marfil | Kosta de Marfil |
| Yiddish | yid | העלפֿאַנדבײן פֿון באָרטן | Bortn fun Helfandbeyn |
| Berber (Tifinagh) | ber | ⴰⴼⵜⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵡⵓⵥⵕ / Aftas n Wuẓṛ | Aftas n Wuẓṛ |
| Amharic | amh | አይቮሪኮስት, አይቮሪ ኮስት, ኮት ዲቯር, ኮትዲቩዋር | Ăyvorikost, Ăyvori Kost, Kot Divʷar, Kotdivuwar |
| Greek (Demotic) | ell-dhi | Ακτή Ελεφαντοστού | Aktī́ Elefantostoý |
| Greek (Katharevousa) | ell-kat | Ἀκτὴ Ἐλεφαντόδοντος | Aktī̀ Elefantódontos |
| Armenian | hye | Փղոսկրի Ափ, Կոտ դ’Իվուար | P̕ġoskri Ap̕, Kot d’Ivouar |
| Georgian | kat | სპილოს ძვლის ნაპირი, სპილოს ძვლის სანაპირო, კოტ-დივუარი | Spilos Dzvlis Napiri, Spilos Dzvlis Sanapiro, Kot-Divuari |
| Mingrelian | xmf | კოტ-დივუარი | Kot-Divuari |
| Hindi | hin | आईवरी कोस्ट, कोट द' आईवोर | Āīvarī Kosṭ, Koṭ d' Āīvor |
| Marathi | mar | कोट दि आईव्होर | Koṭ di Āīwhor |
| Bengali | ben | আইভরি কোস্ট, কোত দিভোয়ার | Āibʰôri Kosṭ, Kot Dibʰoyār |
| Gujarati | guj | ઐવરી કોસ્ટ | Aivarī Kosṭ |
| Oriya | ori | କୋଟ ଡିଭୋର | Koṭ Ḍibʰor |
| Punjabi | pan | ਕੋਟ ਡੀਵੋਆਰ | Koṭ Ḍīvoār |
| Sinhala | sin | කෝට් ඩිවුආර් | Kōṭ Ḍivuār |
| Kannada | kan | ಕೋತ್ ದ್'ಇವಾರ್ | Kōt d'Ivār |
| Malayalam | mal | ഐവറി കോസ്റ്റ്, ഐവറികോസ്റ്റ് | Aivaṟi Kōsṟṟ, Aivaṟikōsṟṟ |
| Tamil | tam | ஐவரி கோஸ்ட், கோட் டிவார் | Aivari Kōsṭ, Kōṭ Ṭivār |
| Telugu | tel | ఐవరీ కోస్ట్, కోటె డి ఐవొరి | Aivarī Kōsṭ, Kōṭe ḍi Aivori |
| Chinese | zho | 科特迪瓦, 象牙海岸 | Kētèdíwǎ, Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn |
| Japanese | jpn | コートジボアール, コートジボワール, 象牙海岸 | Kōtojiboāru, Kōtojibowāru, Zōge Kaigan |
| Korean | kor | 코트디부아르, 아이보리코스트 | Koteudibuareu, Aibori Koseuteu |
| Tibetan | bod | ཀོ་ཊི་ཌི་ཨའི་བོ་རི། | Ko.ṭi. ḍi. A'i.bo.ri |
| Burmese | mya | ကို့ယ်ဒီဗွား; အိုင်ဗိုရီကို့စ် | Kóʿdibwà; Aĩboẏikós |
| Thai | tha | โกตดิวัวร์, ไอวอรีโคสต์ | Kōtdiwuā[r], Aiworī Kʰōt[t] |
| Khmer | khm | កូតេឌីវ័រ, កូតឌិវួរ, កូឌីវ័រ | Kūtedīvŏr, Kūtdivuar, Kūdīvŏr |
Many languages give both a translation and the French form; both are kept in the same row.
02 · NamesU+00D4 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH CIRCUMFLEX
Ivory Coast or Côte d’Ivoire: a translated name and a fixed one
Portuguese traders of the 15th and 16th centuries divided the West African shore by what it sold: a Pepper or Grain Coast, a Gold Coast, a Slave Coast and an ivory coast, the stretch where elephant tusks were exported. French rendered the phrase as Côte d’Ivoire, and the name passed unchanged through colonial rule and independence in 1960.
Since the phrase is transparent, most languages translated it. German has Elfenbeinküste, Polish Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej, Russian Берег Слоновой Кости (Bereg Slonovoj Kosti), Arabic ساحل العاج (Sāḥilu l-ʿĀǧ) and Chinese 象牙海岸 (Xiàngyá Hǎi’àn), each built from its own words for elephant bone and shore. In April 1986 the government declared Côte d’Ivoire the only form to be used in diplomacy and stopped recognising translations. The list shows the effect: Chinese now writes 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ), a transcription of the French, and Russian, Kazakh, Tatar and most other languages of the former Soviet Union give Кот-д’Ивуар beside the older translation.
Yamoussoukro was the village of N’Gokro, renamed after Queen Yamoussou, its ruler in 1929; -kro means town in Baoulé. It became the capital in 1983, while Abidjan, the former capital, kept many government functions. A popular legend explains Abidjan as a misunderstanding: a passing explorer asked for the name of the village and was told “M’bi min djan”, I have just been cutting leaves.
Yamoussoukro in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, French | eng / fra | Yamoussoukro | same as written |
| German, Luxembourgish, Low German | deu / ltz / nds | Jamussukro, Yamoussoukro | same as written |
| Esperanto, Latvian, Polish | epo / lav / pol | Jamusukro | same as written |
| Asturian, Tetum | ast / tet | Yamusukro | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Yamusukro / Јамусукро | Yamusukro |
| Bosnian | bos | Yamoussoukro / Јамусукро / يامۆسۆقرۉ | Yamoussoukro |
| Basque | eus | Yamussukro | same as written |
| Irish | gle | Yamoussoukro | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Yamûsûkro | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Jamusukras | same as written |
| Moldovan | mol | Yamoussoukro / Ямусукро | Yamoussoukro |
| Malay | msa | Yamoussoukro / ياموسوكرو | Yamoussoukro |
| Slovio | slo | Jamusukro / Йамусукро | Jamusukro |
| Samogitian | smg | Jamusukros | same as written |
| Turkmen | tuk | Ýamusukro / Ямусукро | Ýamusukro |
| Uzbek | uzb | Yamusukro / Ямусукро / يەمۇسۇكرا | Yamusukro |
| Bulgarian, Mongolian, Russian, Ukrainian | bul / mon / rus / ukr | Ямусукро | Jamusukro |
| Bashkir | bak | Ямусукро / Yamusukro | Yamusukro |
| Belarusian | bel | Ямусукра / Jamusukra | Jamusukra |
| Kazakh | kaz | Ямусукро / يامۋسۋكرو / Yamwswkro | Yamwswkro |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Ямусукро / يامۇسۇكرو / Yamusukro | Yamusukro |
| Serbian | srp | Јамусукро / Jamusukro | Jamusukro |
| Tatar | tat | Ямусукро / Yamusukro / يامۇسۇكرو | Yamusukro |
| Tajik | tgk | Ямусукро / یموسوکرا / Jamusukro | Jamusukro |
| Arabic | ara | ياموسوكرو | Yāmūsūkrū |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | یاموسوکرو / Yamusukro | Yamusukro |
| Persian | fas | یاموسوکرو / Yâmusukro | Yâmusukro |
| Pashto | pus | ياموسوکرو | Yāmūsūkrō |
| Uyghur | uig | يامۇسۇكرو / Yamusukro / Ямусукро | Yamusukro |
| Urdu | urd | یاموسوکرو | Yāmūsūkrō |
| Hebrew | heb | יאמוסוקרו | Yāmūsūqrō |
| Yiddish | yid | יאַמוסוקראָ | Yamusukro |
| Amharic | amh | ያሙሱክሮ | Yamusukro |
| Greek | ell | Γιαμουσούκρο | Giamoysoýkro |
| Armenian | hye | Յամուսուկրո | Yamousoukro |
| Georgian | kat | იამუსუკრო | Iamusukro |
| Bengali | ben | য়ামৌসসৌক্রু | Yāmôussôukru |
| Kannada | kan | ಯಮೌಸ್ಸುಕ್ರೊ | Yamaussukro |
| Tamil | tam | யமுசூக்குரோ | Yamucūkkurō |
| Chinese | zho | 亜穆蘇克羅/亚穆苏克罗 | Yàmùsūkèluō |
| Japanese | jpn | ヤムスクロ | Yamusukuro |
| Korean | kor | 야무수크로 | Yamusukeuro |
| Thai | tha | ยามุสซุโกร | Yāmutsukrō |
| Khmer | khm | យ៉ាម៉ូសុខក្រូ | Yāmūsukʰkrū |
Abidjan in other languages
| Languages | ISO 639 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, French | eng / fra | Abidjan | same as written |
| Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian | ces / hrv / slk / slv | Abidžan | same as written |
| German, Luxembourgish, Low German | deu / ltz / nds | Abidschan, Abidjan | same as written |
| Corsican, Italian | cos / ita | Abigian | same as written |
| Basque, Hausa | eus / hau | Abijan | same as written |
| Moldovan, Turkmen | mol / tuk | Abidjan / Абиджан | Abidjan |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Abican / Абиҹан | Abican |
| Bosnian | bos | Abidjan / Абиџан / آبٖىجان | Abidjan |
| Esperanto | epo | Abiĝano | same as written |
| Irish | gle | Abidjan | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Abîcan, Abidcan | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Abidžāna | same as written |
| Lithuanian | lit | Abidžanas | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Abidjan / ابيدجان | Abidjan |
| Polish | pol | Abidżan | same as written |
| Portuguese | por | Abijão | same as written |
| Slovio | slo | Abigxan / Абиджан | Abigxan |
| Samogitian | smg | Abidžans | same as written |
| Spanish | spa | Abiyán | same as written |
| Tetum | tet | Abidján | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Abidjan / Абиджан / ئەبىدجەن | Abidjan |
| Bulgarian, Russian | bul / rus | Абиджан | Abidžan |
| Bashkir | bak | Абиджан / Abidjan | Abidjan |
| Belarusian | bel | Абіджан / Abidžan | Abidžan |
| Kazakh | kaz | Абиджан / ابيدجان / Abïdjan | Abïdjan |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Абиджан / ابئدجان / Abidcan | Abidcan |
| Mongolian | mon | Абижан | Abiǰan |
| Serbian | srp | Абиџан / Abidžan | Abidžan |
| Tatar | tat | Абиджан / Abican / ئابىجان | Abican |
| Tajik | tgk | Абиҷон / ابیجان / Abiçon | Abiçon |
| Ukrainian | ukr | Абіджан | Abidžan |
| Arabic | ara | أبيدجان, أبيجان | Abīdǧān, Abīǧān |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | آبیجان / Abican | Abican |
| Persian | fas | آبیجان / آبیجان / Âbijân | Âbijân |
| Pashto | pus | ابيجان | Abījān |
| Uyghur | uig | ئابىجان / Abijan / Абиджан | Abijan |
| Urdu | urd | ابیجان | Abījān |
| Hebrew | heb | אביג׳ן, אביג׳אן, אבידג׳ן | Abījan, Abījān, Abīdjan |
| Yiddish | yid | אַבידזשאַן | Abidžan |
| Amharic | amh | አቢጃን | Ăbijan |
| Greek | ell | Αμπιτζάν | Ampitzán |
| Armenian | hye | Աբիջան | Abiǰan |
| Georgian | kat | აბიჯანი | Abiǰani |
| Bengali | ben | আবিদজান | Ābidjān |
| Punjabi | pan | ਅਬੀਜਾਨ | Abījān |
| Kannada | kan | ಅಬಿದ್ಜಾನ್ | Abidjān |
| Malayalam | mal | അബിജാൻ | Abijān |
| Tamil | tam | அபிட்ஜான் | Apiṭjāṉ |
| Telugu | tel | అబిడ్జన్ | Abiḍjan |
| Chinese | zho | 阿比讓/阿比让 | Ābìràng |
| Japanese | jpn | アビジャン | Abijan |
| Korean | kor | 아비장 | Abijang |
| Thai | tha | อาบิดจัน | Ābitčân |
| Khmer | khm | អាបីដហ្សង់ | Ābīdhsăṅ |
German has the respelling Abidschan beside the French form; Italian and Corsican write Abigian, Spanish Abiyán and Portuguese Abijão.
The 14 districts of Côte d’Ivoire with ISO 3166-2 codes
Since 2011 the first level consists of 12 districts and the two autonomous districts of Abidjan and Yamoussoukro. Names are given in French as in the decree of 28 September 2011, with the district capital and the ISO 3166-2 code.
| ISO 3166-2 | French | English | Administrative centre | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous districts districts autonomes2 | ||||
| CI-AB | District autonome d’Abidjan | Abidjan | AbidjanAbidjan | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-YM | District autonome du Yamoussoukro | Yamoussoukro | YamoussoukroYamoussoukro | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| Districts districts12 | ||||
| CI-BS | District du Bas-Sassandra | Bas-Sassandra | San-PédroSan-Pédro | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-CM | District du Comoé | Comoé | AbengourouAbengourou | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-DN | District du Denguélé | Denguélé | OdiennéOdienné | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-GD | District du Gôh-Djiboua | Gôh-Djiboua | GagnoaGagnoa | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-LC | District des Lacs | Lacs | DimbokroDimbokro | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-LG | District des Lagunes | Lagunes | DabouDabou | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-MG | District des Montagnes | Montagnes | ManMan | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-SM | District du Sassandra-Marahoué | Sassandra-Marahoué | DaloaDaloa | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-SV | District des Savanes | Savanes | KorhogoKorhogo | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-VB | District de la Vallée du Bandama | Vallée du Bandama | BouakéBouaké | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-WR | District du Woroba | Woroba | SéguélaSéguéla | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
| CI-ZZ | District du Zanzan | Zanzan | BondoukouBondoukou | 2015 Added to ISO 3166-2 when the 19 regions were deleted |
Codes and categories: ISO 3166-2:CI on the ISO Online Browsing Platform (change of 27 November 2015), as tabulated in Wikipedia's ISO 3166-2:CI, checked 28 October 2026. District capitals: Wikipedia, Districts of Ivory Coast, citing decree 2011-263 of 28 September 2011.
The 19 regions of Côte d’Ivoire until 2011
| Former ISO code | Region (French) | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| CI-16 | Région de l’Agnéby | Agboville |
| CI-17 | Région du Bafing | Touba |
| CI-09 | Région du Bas-Sassandra | San-Pédro |
| CI-10 | Région du Denguélé | Odienné |
| CI-06 | Région des Dix-huit Montagnes | Man |
| CI-18 | Région du Fromager | Gagnoa |
| CI-02 | Région du Haut-Sassandra | Daloa |
| CI-07 | Région des Lacs | Yamoussoukro |
| CI-01 | Région des Lagunes | Abidjan |
| CI-12 | Région de la Marahoué | Bouaflé |
| CI-19 | Région du Moyen-Cavally | Guiglo |
| CI-05 | Région du Moyen-Comoé | Abengourou |
| CI-11 | Région du N’zi-Comoé | Dimbokro |
| CI-03 | Région des Savanes | Korhogo |
| CI-15 | Région du Sud-Bandama | Divo |
| CI-13 | Région du Sud-Comoé | Aboisso |
| CI-04 | Région de la Vallée du Bandama | Bouaké |
| CI-14 | Région du Worodougou | Séguéla |
| CI-08 | Région du Zanzan | Bondoukou |
Regions and capitals: the 2016 edition of this list. Former codes: ISO 3166-2:CI, codes before 27 November 2015, per Wikipedia. CI-17 Bafing, CI-18 Fromager and CI-19 Moyen-Cavally were added in ISO newsletter I-8 of 17 April 2007.
07 · Changes
From 19 regions to 14 districts
Until 2011 the country had 19 regions, the last three of them, Bafing, Fromager and Moyen-Cavally, recorded by ISO in 2007. Ordinance 2011-262 and decree 2011-263 of 28 September 2011 introduced districts above a new set of 31 regions, with Abidjan and Yamoussoukro as autonomous districts outside any region.
ISO 3166-2 switched over on 27 November 2015. All 19 region codes, CI-01 to CI-19, were deleted and the 14 district codes added. Several districts continue old region names. Bas-Sassandra, Denguélé, Savanes, Vallée du Bandama and Zanzan keep both name and capital, though not their old boundaries; Lacs and Lagunes keep the name but are governed from Dimbokro and Dabou.
08 · Questions
Questions about the names, capital and districts of Côte d’Ivoire
Is it Ivory Coast or Côte d’Ivoire?
The government has asked since 1986 that the French form be used in every language. ISO 3166-1 lists the country as Côte d’Ivoire; many English-language media still say Ivory Coast.
What is Abidjan called in German?
Abidschan, a respelling of the French Abidjan, which German also uses.
Is Abidjan or Yamoussoukro the capital?
Yamoussoukro has been the capital since 1983. Abidjan, the largest city, keeps several government functions.
How many districts does Côte d’Ivoire have?
14: twelve districts and the autonomous districts of Abidjan (CI-AB) and Yamoussoukro (CI-YM).