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Djibouti
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![]() Heron and port, MES-CERD, Rue Marchand, Hotel Casino Impérial, Sunrise near Venise road, Place Marchand | |
Nickname: Pearl of the Gulf of Tadjoura | |
![]() Interactive map outlining Djibouti | |
Coordinates (City Hall of Djibouti): 11°35′40″N 43°08′53″E / 11.59444°N 43.14806°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Djibouti Region |
Founded | 1888 |
Districts | 35 |
Government | |
• Mayor of Djibouti | Said Daoud |
Area | |
• Capital city | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
• Urban | 44 km2 (17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2018) | |
• Capital city | 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+03:00 (East Africa Time) |
• Summer (DST) | (Not Observed) |
Area code | +253 |
ISO 3166 code | DJ-DJ |
HDI (2018) | ![]() 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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