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Dabakala | |
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Town, sub-prefecture, and commune | |
  Dabakala Location in Ivory Coast | |
| Coordinates: 8°22′N 4°26′W / 8.367°N 4.433°W | |
| Country |  Ivory Coast |
| District | Vallée du Bandama |
| Region | Hambol |
| Department | Dabakala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,940 km2 (750 sq mi) |
| Population (2021 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 78,634 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (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]
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Ivory Coast
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the regions and sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast
- ^ Bocoum, Hamady (2001). "SAMORI' S SMITHIES: FROM CRAFT PRODUCTION TO ATTEMPTED MANUFACTURING, OR A DRAFT PLAN FOR TECHNOLOGICAL INDEPENDENCE". Mande Studies. 3: 55–63.