Local authority of particular type, the District of Yamoussoukro covers the territory of the current Department of the same name. Included between 06° 49 and 06°47 of Northern latitude and 05°16 and 05°15 of Western longitude, it covers a surface of 3500 square kilometers. Yamoussoukro, the seat of the District, is the political and administrative capital city and especially the birthplace of late Felix Houphouët-Boigny, first president of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. Continue Reading »