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Dabakala

Coordinates: 8°22′N 4°26′W / 8.367°N 4.433°W / 8.367; -4.433
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Dabakala
Dabakala is located in Ivory Coast
Dabakala
Dabakala
Location in Ivory Coast
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
 • Total
1,940 km2 (750 sq mi)
Population
 (2021 census)[2]
 • Total
78,634
 • Density41/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Town
14,134[1]
 (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.[3]

In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Dabakala was 78,634.[2]

Villages

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The 25 villages of the sub-prefecture of Dabakala and their population in 2014 are:[4]

  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

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
  2. ^ a b 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