Daoukro is a town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Daoukro Department. It is also the seat of Iffou Region in Lacs District. Daoukro is also a commune.
Daoukro | |
|---|---|
Town, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
  Daoukro Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 7°3′N 3°58′W / 7.050°N 3.967°W[1] | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Lacs |
| Region | Iffou |
| Department | Daoukro |
| Area | |
• Total | 863 km2 (333 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[3] | |
• Total | 101,136 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Town | 44,342[2] |
| (2014 census) | |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Administration
editA law of 1978[4] established 27 full-service municipalities in the territory of the country.
| Date d'élection | Identité | Parti | Qualité | Statut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Henri Konan Bédié | PDCI-RDA | Politician | elected |
| 1985 | Andoh Konan Jean | PDCI-RDA | Politician | elected |
| 1990 | Andoh Konan Jean | PDCI-RDA | Politician | elected |
| 1995 | Andoh Konan Jean | PDCI-RDA | Politician | elected |
| 2001 | Gnankou Konan | PDCI-RDA | Politician | elected |
Demographics
edit| Year | 1975 | 1988 | 2010 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12 575 | 12 777 | 36 684[5] | 73 134[6] |
Education
edit|
Primary education
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Secondary education
Public College
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Languages
edit| Nouchi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Ivory Coast |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | nouc1234 |
Since independence, the official language throughout Ivory Coast has been French. The lingua franca, spoken and understood by the majority of the population, is Dioula, but the vernacular of the region is Baoulé. The French actually spoken in the region, as in Abidjan, is commonly called Ivorian Popular French or Moussa’s French[Note 1] that is distinct from standard French pronunciation and also uses specific words, which makes it almost unintelligible to non-Ivorians.
Another form of spoken French is Nouchi, a slang spoken mainly by young people and which is also the language in which two satirical magazines are written, Gbich! and Y Fohi.
Since Daoukro Department receives many Ivorians from all over the country, all the vernacular languages of the country (about sixty) are practiced.
Sports
editThe city has two football clubs, the RFC Daoukro, finalist of the Cup of Cote d'Ivoire football in 2002, and AS Daoukro, which competes in the Division Regional Championship, the equivalent of a fourth-tier division[7] Both teams play their home games at Daoukro Municipal Stadium. As in most cities, it is organized, informally, tournament football players to seven, very popular in Ivory Coast, are called Maracanas. In 2008, Daoukro was a city-stage of the Tour of White Gold: the stage was won by the Ivorian rider Balima Mahamadi.
Figures linked to the town
edit- Henri Konan Bédié (politician, President of the Republic of 1995 to 1999, chairman of PDCI-RDA)
- Gnamien N'goran (politician, Minister of Economy and Finance 1995-1999)
- Henriette Lagou, Minister of Social Action
- Lamine Konaté, representing RDR
Villages
editThe 18 villages of the sub-prefecture of Daoukro and their population in 2014 are.[8]
- Agni-Assikasso (2 798)
- Anoumabo (2 323)
- Assuéti (1 375)
- Bénanou (1 736)
- Dadiékro (693)
- Daoukro (44 342)
- Dengbé (1 523)
- Kongoti (1 297)
- Kouassi-Diétèkro (1 435)
- Koutoukounou (1 089)
- Abbo-Kénégny (528)
- Allokokro (1 891)
- Komenan-Yaokro (1 778)
- Lagoukro (1 920)
- Léki - Kouadiokro (1 539)
- Lékikro (2 581)
- N'guessankro (2 271)
- Pepressou (2 015)
Notes
edit- ^ "français de Moussa".
- ^ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
- ^ Loi no 78-07 du 9 janvier 1978
- ^ Fiche de la ville sur le site du world gazetteer
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". geohive.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Championnat de Football de Cote d'Ivoire". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ "RGPH 2014, Répertoire des localités, Région Iffou" (PDF). ins.ci. Retrieved 5 August 2019.