Dabakala

Dabakala
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Dabakala Location in Ivory Coast
Coordinates: 8°22′N 4°26′W
Country	Ivory Coast
District	Vallée du Bandama
Region	Hambol
Department	Dabakala
Area
• Total	1,940 km^2 (750 sq mi)
Population  (2021 census)[2]
• Total	78,634
• Density	41/km^2 (100/sq mi)
• Town	14,134[1]
	(2014 census)
Time zone	UTC+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

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

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