Bingerville is a city in south eastern 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...

, lying on the Ébrié Lagoon

Ébrié Lagoon

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. Originally a market town

Market town

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, it grew as the capital of the then colony from 1909 until 1934. It is named after Louis-Gustave Binger, a former French

France

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 colonial governor. 2005 estimates place the town's population at 83,105.

Many colonial buildings survive in the town, which is also known for its botanical gardens.

Bingerville is home to the Military Academy known as EMPT (Ecole Militaire Preparatoire Technique).