Daloa

Coordinates: 6°53′N 6°27′W / 6.883°N 6.450°W / 6.883; -6.450
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daloa
Coat of arms of Daloa
Daloa is located in Ivory Coast
Daloa
Daloa
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°53′N 6°27′W / 6.883°N 6.450°W / 6.883; -6.450[1]
CountryIvory Coast
DistrictSassandra-Marahoué
RegionHaut-Sassandra
DepartmentDaloa
Area
 • Total1,080 km2 (420 sq mi)
Elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2021 census)[3]
 • Total421,871
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • City
245,360[2]
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Daloa is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both the Sassandra-Marahoué District and the Haut-Sassandra Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Daloa Department. Daloa is also a commune. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 245,360,[2] making it the third-largest city in the country. It lies to the west of Yamoussoukro, the capital of Ivory Coast. Daloa is an important trading centre, particularly for cocoa. The city is served by Daloa Airport and is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa, with its cathedral at Cathédrale du Christ-Roi.

History[edit]

Civil War[edit]

Division of territory following the First Ivorian Civil War

The town was repeatedly contested during the First Ivorian Civil War, which lasted from 2002 to 2004. Following the takeover of the town by the government on 16 October 2002, fifty civilians from the north were allegedly killed by government troops. Amnesty International described the killings as a "massacre", saying people in military uniform had killed people suspected of supporting the rebel Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire. The killings were allegedly based on their Muslim names or that the victims were nationals of Mali, Burkino Faso or Guinea. Côte d'Ivoire authorities ordered an inquiry but stated government forces had not been responsible.[4] However, no charges were brought and the Ouagadougou Peace Agreement in March 2007 between President Laurent Gbagbo and rebel leader Guillaume Soro incorporated a general amnesty for crimes committed in this time, except for crimes against humanity, war crimes and economic crimes.[5]

In February 2012, the International Criminal Court decided to investigate this incident.[6]

Language[edit]

The Bété language, a Niger-Congo language belonging to the Kru branch, is spoken in Daloa.

Villages[edit]

The thirty four villages of the sub-prefecture of Daloa and their population in 2014 are:[7]

  1. Balouzon (712)
  2. Daloa (245 360)
  3. Dérahouan (3 603)
  4. Gbokora (1 087)
  5. Gogoguhé (1 206)
  6. Sapia (1 268)
  7. Tagoura (1 405)
  8. Zaguiguia (713)
  9. Békipréa (2 222)
  10. Bla (950)
  11. Boboua-Bahouan (4 404)
  12. Bolia (2 662)
  13. Brizéboua (6 997)
  14. Dagbaboua (1 274)
  15. Débéguhé (257)
  16. Digba (1 072)
  17. Gaboua (4 257)
  18. Gbalagoua (864)
  19. Gbétitapéa (917)
  20. Guédéguhé (605)
  21. Madoguhé (8 343)
  22. Niouboua (2 136)
  23. Séria (1 873)
  24. Tahiraguhé (Guéya) (3 513)
  25. Tapéguhé (2 598)
  26. Tchébloguhé (2 306)
  27. Toroguhé-Gueya (2 453)
  28. Wandaguhé (952)
  29. Zah (1 423)
  30. Zakaria (731)
  31. Zakoua (1 001)
  32. Zaragoua (971)
  33. Zépréguhé (5 372)
  34. Zokoguhé-Didéguhé (3 920)

Fauna[edit]

At least 30 amphibian species are found in Daloa and its surroundings. The following frog species have been recorded in Daloa.[8]

Arthroleptidae
Bufonidae
Dicroglossidae
Hemisotidae
Hyperoliidae
Microhylidae
Phrynobatrachidae
Pipidae
Ptychadenidae
Ranidae

People[edit]

People from Daloa include:

Twin towns[edit]

Daloa is twinned with:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  4. ^ Daloa massacres recall the spectre of Youpougon, Amnesty International, 28 October 2002, accessed 24 February 2012
  5. ^ Ouagadougou Political Agreement, United Nations, 13 March 2007, accessed 24 February 2012
  6. ^ Ivory Coast rivals Soro and Gbagbo welcome ICC move, BBC, 24 February 2012
  7. ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Haut-Sassandra" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  8. ^ Kouamé NG, Ofori-Boateng C, Adum GB, Gourène G, Rödel MO (2015) The anuran fauna of a West African urban area. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 9: 1-14.