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History
Civil War
The town was repeatedly contested during the First Ivorian Civil War, which lasted from 2002 to 2004. Following the takeover of the town by the government on 16 October 2002, fifty civilians from the north were allegedly killed by government troops. Amnesty International described the killings as a "massacre", saying people in military uniform had killed people suspected of supporting the rebel Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire. The killings were allegedly based on their Muslim names or that the victims were nationals of Mali, Burkino Faso or Guinea. Côte d'Ivoire authorities ordered an inquiry but stated government forces had not been responsible. However, no charges were brought and the Ouagadougou Peace Agreement in March 2007 between President Laurent Gbagbo and rebel leader Guillaume Soro incorporated a general amnesty for crimes committed in this time, except for crimes against humanity, war crimes and economic crimes.
In February 2012, the International Criminal Court decided to investigate this incident.
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Politics
Administration
Language
The Bété language, a Niger-Congo language belonging to the Kru branch, is spoken in Daloa.
Villages
The thirty four villages of the sub-prefecture of Daloa and their population in 2014 are:
- Balouzon (712)
- Daloa (245 360)
- Dérahouan (3 603)
- Gbokora (1 087)
- Gogoguhé (1 206)
- Sapia (1 268)
- Tagoura (1 405)
- Zaguiguia (713)
- Békipréa (2 222)
- Bla (950)
- Boboua-Bahouan (4 404)
- Bolia (2 662)
- Brizéboua (6 997)
- Dagbaboua (1 274)
- Débéguhé (257)
- Digba (1 072)
- Gaboua (4 257)
- Gbalagoua (864)
- Gbétitapéa (917)
- Guédéguhé (605)
- Madoguhé (8 343)
- Niouboua (2 136)
- Séria (1 873)
- Tahiraguhé (Guéya) (3 513)
- Tapéguhé (2 598)
- Tchébloguhé (2 306)
- Toroguhé-Gueya (2 453)
- Wandaguhé (952)
- Zah (1 423)
- Zakaria (731)
- Zakoua (1 001)
- Zaragoua (971)
- Zépréguhé (5 372)
- Zokoguhé-Didéguhé (3 920)
Fauna
At least 30 amphibian species are found in Daloa and its surroundings. The following frog species have been recorded in Daloa.
- Arthroleptidae
- Arthroleptis spp. (Arthroleptis poecilonotus complex)
- Leptopelis spiritusnoctis
- Leptopelis viridis (very common near human settlements)
- Amietophrynus maculatus
- Amietophrynus regularis (very common near human settlements)
- Dicroglossidae
- Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (commonly sold in markets for human consumption)
- Hemisotidae
- Hemisus marmoratus
- Hyperoliidae
- Afrixalus dorsalis
- Hyperolius concolor concolor (very common near human settlements)
- Hyperolius fusciventris fusciventris
- Hyperolius guttulatus
- Hyperolius nitidulus
- Hyperolius picturatus
- Hyperolius sp.
- Kassina schioetzi
- Kassina senegalensis
- Microhylidae
- Phrynomantis microps
- Phrynobatrachidae
- Phrynobatrachus calcaratus
- Phrynobatrachus francisci
- Phrynobatrachus gutturosus
- Phrynobatrachus latifrons
- Pipidae
- Xenopus muelleri
- Ptychadenidae
- Ptychadena bibroni
- Ptychadena mascareniensis
- Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
- Ptychadena tournieri
- Ptychadena pumilio
- Ptychadena tellinii
- Amnirana albolabris
- Amnirana galamensis
People
People from Daloa include:
- the musician Ernesto Djédjé
- the academic, politician and short-story writer, Séry Bailly
- the historian and diplomat Pierre Kipré
- the Celtic footballer Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Twin towns
Daloa is twinned with: