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Place in Vallée du Bandama, Ivory Coast
Dabakala
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
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Coordinates: 8°22′N 4°26′W / 8.367°N 4.433°W / 8.367; -4.433
Country Ivory Coast
DistrictVallée du Bandama
RegionHambol
DepartmentDabakala
Area
 • Total1,940 km (750 sq mi)
Population
 • Total78,634
 • Density41/km (100/sq mi)
 • Town14,134
 (2014 census)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Dabakala is a town in northeast Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Dabakala Department in Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District. Dabakala is also a commune.

Under the Wassoulou Empire, Dabakala was a major center of the arms industry, with 3-400 blacksmiths building functional copies of European repeater rifles to use in their struggle against French colonial forces.

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dabakala was 78,634.

Villages

The 25 villages of the sub-prefecture of Dabakala and their population in 2014 are:

  1. Bakoro Séoula (374)
  2. Bakoro Sobara (1 139)
  3. Boniérédougou (3 002)
  4. Bounadougou (1 125)
  5. Broubrou Dioulasso (464)
  6. Kahatadougou (147)
  7. Karpélé (1 224)
  8. Kayoulo (551)
  9. Kokolo (335)
  10. Koundodougou (1 779)
  11. Loniéné (894)
  12. Oualéguéra (728)
  13. Palagadougou (504)
  14. Souroukoudougou (937)
  15. Tiékélédougou (411)
  16. Tienguindougou (1 737)
  17. Tossiondougou (287)
  18. Yéoulesso (355)
  19. Bokala Noumousso (1 205)
  20. Bokala-Niampondougou (1 688)
  21. Gboly Carrefour (1 006)
  22. Kofila (725)
  23. Pinsolodougou (1 383)
  24. Sendé (639)
  25. Souleymanekaha (626)

Notes

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  2. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
  3. Bocoum, Hamady (2001). "SAMORI' S SMITHIES: FROM CRAFT PRODUCTION TO ATTEMPTED MANUFACTURING, OR A DRAFT PLAN FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INDEPENDENCE". Mande Studies. 3: 55–63.
  4. Citypopulation.de
Ivory Coast Departments and sub-prefectures of Hambol Region, Vallée du Bandama District
Regional seat: Katiola
Dabakala Department
Katiola Department
Niakaramandougou Department
* also a commune


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