Daoukro
| Daoukro | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Daoukro Location in Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Coordinates: 7°03′N 3°58′W / 7.050°N 3.967°WCoordinates: 7°03′N 3°58′W / 7.050°N 3.967°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
| Region | N'zi-Comoé |
| Department | Daoukro Department |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 35,000 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Daoukro is a town in Côte d'Ivoire, head of the Daoukro Department from the region of N'zi-Comoé, the center of the country. It has about 35,000 inhabitants in 2010.
Administration
A law of 1978[2] 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
| Year | 1975 | 1988 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12 575 | 12 777 | 36 684[3] |
Education
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Primary Education
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Secondary Education
Public College
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Languages
Since the independence, the official language throughout Côte d'Ivoire is 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, like Abidjan, is commonly called Ivorian Popular French or French Moussa[Note 1] that is distinct from standard French pronunciation, and that makes it almost unintelligible to a French non-Ivorian. 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
The competitions are held exclusively for chief town of the department, other areas do not have any dedicated infrastructure: The city has two football clubs, the RFC Daoukro, finalist of the Cup of Cote d'Ivoire football in 2002, and AS Daoukro, which evolves Division Regional Championship, the equivalent of a "4th division" [4] and who play their home games at Daoukro Municipal Stadium. As in most cities, it is organized, informally, tournament football players to 7, very popular in Côte d'Ivoire, are called Maracanas. In 2008, Daoukro was a city-stage of the Tour of white gold : the stage was won by the rider Ivorian Balima Mahamadi.
Figures linked to the city
- Henri Konan Bédié (politician, President of the Republic of 1995 to 1999, chairman of PDCI-RDA )
- Gnamien N'goran (homme politique, Minister of Economy and Finance de 1995 à 1999)
- Henriette Lagou, Minister of Social Action
- Lamine Konaté, representing RDR
Nearby cities
- Bocanda west.
- Agnibilékrou and Abengourou east.
- Dabakala north.
- Bongouanou south.
Surrounding villages
- Agni assikassou
- Prepessou
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ If, in Abidjan and in the north, we're talking about french Moussa<style>span.GerbrantEditRegexReplaceHit{font-weight:bold;background:lightsteelblue}span.GerbrantEditRegexReplaceHitOff{font-weight:bold;background:mistyrose}span.GerbrantEditRegexReplaceMaskFailed{font-weight:normal;color:red}</style>, in western countries, we are talking about french Dago
References
- This article was initially created from French Wikipedia
- ↑ "Ivory Coast Cities Longitude & Latitude". sphereinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ↑ Loi no 78-07 du 9 janvier 1978
- ↑ Fiche de la ville sur le site du world gazetteer
- ↑ Championnat de Football de Cote d'Ivoire
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