Located in the south of Côte d'Ivoire, on the shores of the Gulf of Guinea and crossed by the Ebrié Lagoon, the District of Abidjan is the economic capital of the country. It includes ten communes and three peripheral communes.

The city has a sub-equatorial climate, hot and humid, with a long rainy season (May-June-July), a short rainy season (September-November) and two dry seasons. The temperature is almost always around 27°C. The indigenous ethnic group is the Ebrié people.

As the hub of West Africa, a destination known for its administrative and business district, its modern hotels, its beaches, its vibrant nightlife, the District of Abidjan has an economic as well as a tourist and cultural appeal.