Daloa

Daloa
—  city  —
Daloa Location in Côte d'Ivoire
Coordinates: 6°53′N 6°27′W / 6.883°N 6.45°W / 6.883; -6.45Coordinates: 6°53′N 6°27′W / 6.883°N 6.45°W / 6.883; -6.45[1]
Country	Côte d'Ivoire
Region	Haut-Sassandra Region
Department	Daloa
Population ([citation needed])
- Total	over 100,000
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Daloa is a town in Daloa Department of Côte d'Ivoire, lying west of Yamoussoukro in Haut-Sassandra Region. It has a population of over 100,000. The town is a regional capital and an important trading centre, particularly for cocoa. During the Côte d'Ivoire Civil War, it has been regularly contested, and it was allegedly the site of a massacre by government troops in October 2002.^[2]

People from Daloa include Ernesto Djédjé. The town is served by Daloa Airport.

The city is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa, with its cathedral at Cathédrale du Christ-Roi.

Twin towns

Daloa is twinned with:

Pau, France, since 1984 Campinas, Brazil, since 1982 References ^ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. http://www.sphereinfo.com/longitude~latitude/ivory_coast. Retrieved 19 November 2010.  ^ Amnesty International on a massacre in Daloa