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Dabakala

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.

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Place details

Locality: Dabakala
Region: Vallée du Bandama
Country: Côte d’Ivoire
Population: 18,322
Timezone: Africa/Abidjan

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Dabakala
Settlement.settlement_type: Town, sub-prefecture, and commune
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ivory Coast
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Ivory Coast
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Vallée du Bandama
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hambol
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name3

Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of Ivory Coast
Country: Ivory Coast
Located in: Dabakala Department
Population: +78634
Elevation: +254
Capital of: Dabakala Department

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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.