Daloa

Daloa
—  Department and city  —
Daloa Location within Côte d'Ivoire, French West Africa
Coordinates: 6°52′N 6°27′W / 6.867°N 6.45°W / 6.867; -6.45
Country	Côte d'Ivoire
Region	Haut-Sassandra Region
Department	Daloa
Population ([citation needed])
- Total	over 100,000
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Daloa is one of the fifty-eight departments of Côte d'Ivoire, lying west of Yamoussoukro in Haut-Sassandra Region. It is also a town in that department, which has a population of over 100,000. The town of Daloa is a regional capital and an important trading centre, particularly for cocoa. During the Côte d'Ivoire Civil War, it has been regularly contested, and it was allegedly the site of a massacre by government troops in October 2002.

People from Daloa include Ernesto Djédjé. The town is served by Daloa Airport.

Twin towns

Daloa is twinned with:

Pau, France, since 1984 Campinas, Brazil, since 1982 References External links Amnesty International on a massacre in Daloa Coordinates: 6°52′N 6°27′W / 6.867°N 6.45°W / 6.867; -6.45 v • d • e Departments of Côte d'Ivoire Abengourou · Abidjan · Aboisso · Adiaké · Adzopé · Agboville · Agnibilékrou · Akoupé · Alépé · Bangolo · Bocanda · Béoumi · Bettié · Biankouma · Bloléquin · Bondoukou · Bongouanou · Botro · Bouaflé · Bouaké · Bouna · Boundiali · Dabakala · Dabou · Daloa · Danané · Daoukro · Didiévi · Dimbokro · Divo · Duékoué · Ferkessédougou · Fresco · Gagnoa · Grand-Bassam · Grand-Lahou · Guéyo · Guiglo · Issia · Jacqueville · Katiola · Korhogo · Koro · Kouibly · Koun-Fao · Kounahiri · Kouto · Lakota · Madinani · Man · Mankono · Mbahiakro · Minignan · Nassian · Odienné · Ouangolodougou · Oumé · Prikro · Sakassou · San Pédro · Sassandra · Séguéla · Sikensi · Sinématiali · Sinfra · Soubré · Tabou · Tanda · Tiapoum · Tiébissou · Tingréla · Tiassalé · Touba · Toulépleu · Toumodi · Vavoua · Yakassé-Attobrou · Yamoussoukro · Zuénoula · Zouan-Hounien · Zoukougbeu