Daloa

Also a commune. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 245,360, making it the third-largest city in the country. It lies to the west of Yamoussoukro, the capital of Ivory Coast. 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.

• Name — Daloa • Settlement Type — City, sub-prefecture, and commune • Image Skyline — Rond-point de Daloa 01.jpg • Image Caption — Daloa rond-point. • Image Shield — Daloa blason.ngw2.jpg • Pushpin Map — Ivory Coast • Pushpin Label Position — bottom • Pushpin Mapsize — 300 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Ivory Coast • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Ivory Coast • Subdivision Type1 — District • Subdivision Name1 — Sassandra-Marahoué • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — Haut-Sassandra • Subdivision Type3 — Department • Subdivision Name3 — Daloa • Area Total Km2 — 1080 • Elevation M — 299 • Population As Of — 2021 census • Population Note — (2014 census) • Population Total — 421871 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Blank1 Title — City • Population Blank1 — 245360 • Timezone — GMT • Utc Offset — +0 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, 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.

• Illustration — 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. 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. In February 2012, the International Criminal Court decided to investigate this incident.

rules="all" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" style="margin:auto; border:1px solid #999; border-right:2px solid #999; border-bottom:2px solid #999; background:#f3fff3;" List of successive mayors • Date of election — Name — Party — Status • 1980 — Zézé Tapé — PDCI-RDA — Elected • 1985 — Denis Bra Kanon — PDCI-RDA — Elected • 2013 — Samba Coulibaly — RDR — Elected • 2018 — Gbeuly Stéphane Auguste — RHDP — Elected • 2023 — Gbeuly Stéphane Auguste — RHDP — Elected

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

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

At least 30 amphibian species are found in Daloa and its surroundings. The following frog species have been recorded in Daloa. • Arthroleptidae • Arthroleptis spp. (Arthroleptis poecilonotus complex) • Leptopelis spiritusnoctis • Leptopelis viridis (very common near human settlements) • Bufonidae • Amietophrynus maculatus • Amietophrynus regularis (very common near human settlements) • Dicroglossidae • Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (commonly sold in markets for human consumption) • Hemisotidae • Hemisus marmoratus • Hyperoliidae • Afrixalus dorsalis • Hyperolius concolor concolor (very common near human settlements) • Hyperolius fusciventris fusciventris • Hyperolius guttulatus • Hyperolius nitidulus • Hyperolius picturatus • Hyperolius sp. • Kassina schioetzi • Kassina senegalensis • Microhylidae • Phrynomantis microps • Phrynobatrachidae • Phrynobatrachus calcaratus • Phrynobatrachus francisci • Phrynobatrachus gutturosus • Phrynobatrachus latifrons • Pipidae • Xenopus muelleri • Ptychadenidae • Ptychadena bibroni • Ptychadena mascareniensis • Ptychadena oxyrhynchus • Ptychadena tournieri • Ptychadena pumilio • Ptychadena tellinii • Ranidae • Amnirana albolabris • Amnirana galamensis

People from Daloa include: • the musician Ernesto Djédjé • the academic, politician and short-story writer, Séry Bailly • the historian and diplomat Pierre Kipré • the Celtic footballer Vakoun Issouf Bayo

Daloa is twinned with: • France Pau, France, since 1984 • Brazil Campinas, Brazil, since 1982