Daloa

Daloa
City, sub-prefecture, and commune
Daloa
Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 6°53′N 6°27′W / 6.883°N 6.450°W / 6.883; -6.450Coordinates: 6°53′N 6°27′W / 6.883°N 6.450°W / 6.883; -6.450[1]
Country Ivory Coast
District Sassandra-Marahoué
Region Haut-Sassandra
Department Daloa
Area
 • Metro 5,305 km2 (2,048 sq mi)
Elevation 299 m (981 ft)
Population (2014)[2]
 • City, sub-prefecture, and commune 319,427
 • Metro 591,633
 • Metro density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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 319,427,[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

Civil War

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.[3] 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.[4]

In February 2012, the International Criminal Court decided to investigate this incident.[5]

Language

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

Fauna

At least 30 amphibian species are found in Daloa and its surroundings. The following frog species have been recorded in Daloa.[6]

Arthroleptidae
Bufonidae
Dicroglossidae
Hemisotidae
Hyperoliidae
Microhylidae
Phrynobatrachidae
Pipidae
Ptychadenidae
Ranidae

People

People from Daloa include:

Twin towns

Daloa is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Daloa massacres recall the spectre of Youpougon Archived 2012-07-03 at WebCite, Amnesty International, 28 October 2002, accessed 24 February 2012
  4. ↑ Ouagadougou Political Agreement, United Nations, 13 March 2007, accessed 24 February 2012
  5. ↑ Ivory Coast rivals Soro and Gbagbo welcome ICC move, BBC, 24 February 2012
  6. ↑ 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.
 
Largest cities or towns in Ivory Coast
According to the 2014 Census
Rank Name District Pop.

Abidjan		 1AbidjanAbidjan4,395,243
2BouakéVallée du Bandama536,719
3DaloaSassandra-Marahoué245,360
4KorhogoSavanes243,048
5YamoussoukroYamoussoukro212,670
6San-PédroBas-Sassandra164,944
7GagnoaGôh-Djiboua160,465
8ManMontagnes149,041
9DivoGôh-Djiboua105,397
10AnyamaAbidjan103,297
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