Djibouti City

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Djibouti مدينة جيبوتي (Arabic) Ville de Djibouti (French) Magaalada Jabuuti (Somali) Gabuutî Magaala (Afar)
Capital
Heron and port, MES-CERD, Rue Marchand, Hotel Casino Impérial, Sunrise near Venise road, Place Marchand
Seal
Nickname:  Pearl of the Gulf of Tadjoura
Interactive map outlining Djibouti
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Coordinates: 11°35′18″N 43°08′42″E / 11.58833°N 43.14500°E / 11.58833; 43.14500
Country	Djibouti
Region	Djibouti Region
Founded	1888
Districts	35
Government
• Mayor of Djibouti	Said Daoud
Area
• Capital	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
• Urban	44 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Capital	600,000
• Density	23,000/km2 (60,000/sq mi)
• Urban	302,000
• Urban density	6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (East Africa Time)
Area code	+253
ISO 3166 code	DJ-DJ
HDI (2018)	0.504[1] low

Djibouti (also called Djibouti City and Jibuti in early Western texts)^[a] is the capital of Djibouti. It is located in the coastal Djibouti Region on the Gulf of Tadjoura.

Djibouti has a population of around 600,000 inhabitants,^[2] which counts for 54% of the country's population. The settlement was founded in 1888 by the French, on land leased from the ruling Somali and Afar Sultans. During the ensuing period, it served as the capital of French Somaliland and its successor the French Territory of the Afars and Issas.

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