Abengourou is a city in Abengourou Department

Abengourou Department

Abengourou Department is one of the departments of Côte d'Ivoire. It is one of two departments of Moyen-Comoé Region....

 of Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

. Abengourou is primarily populated by the Anyi

Anyi people

The Anyi people are an ethnic group in southeast Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.. They are an Akan people who speak the Anyi language.-History:...

 ethnic group, a branch of the Akan people

Akan people

The Akan people are an ethnic group found predominately in Ghana and The Ivory Coast. Akans are the majority in both of these countries and overall have a population of over 20 million people.The Akan speak Kwa languages-Origin and ethnogenesis:...

 who migrated to the region from Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

. The population of Abengourou was estimated to be 105,000 people in 2004. The town is served by Abengourou Airport

Abengourou Airport

Abengourou Airport is an airport serving Abengourou in Côte d'Ivoire....

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The name "Abengourou" stems from the Ashanti expression "n'pé kro", which means "I don't like long discussions".

The city is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou, with its cathedral at the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse de l’enfant Jésus.