Daoukro is a town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of

Daoukro Department Daoukro Department is a department of Iffou Region in Lacs District, Ivory Coast. In 2021, its population was 148,095 and its seat is the settlement of Daoukro. The sub-prefectures of the department are Daoukro, Ettrokro, N'Gattakro, and Sa ...

. It is also the seat of

Iffou Region Iffou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of the regions in Lacs District. The seat of the region is Daoukro, and the region's population in the 2021 census was 378,560. Iffou is curren ...

Lacs District Lacs District (french: District des Lacs) is one of fourteen Districts of Ivory Coast, administrative districts of Ivory Coast. The district is located in the central part of the country. The capital of the district is Dimbokro. Creation Lacs D ...

. Daoukro is also a

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Administration

A law of 1978 established 27 full-service municipalities in the territory of the country.

Demographics

Education

Languages

Since independence, the

official language An official language is a language given supreme status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically the term "official language" does not refer to the language used by a people or country, but by its government (e.g. judiciary, ...

throughout Ivory Coast has been 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, as in

Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city p ...

, is commonly called ''Ivorian Popular French'' or ''Moussa’s French''"français de Moussa". that is distinct from standard French pronunciation and also uses specific words, which makes it almost unintelligible to non-Ivorians. Another form of spoken French is

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, 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

receives many Ivorians from all over the country, all the vernacular languages of the country (about sixty) are practiced.

Sports

The city has two

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, the RFC Daoukro, finalist of the Cup of Cote d'Ivoire football in 2002, and AS Daoukro, which competes in the ''Division Regional Championship'', the equivalent of a fourth-tier divisionChampionnat de Football de Cote d'Ivoire
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Daoukro Municipal Stadium Daoukro is a town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast, sub-prefecture of and the seat of Daoukro Department. It is also the seat of Iffou Region in Lacs District. Daoukro is also a Communes of Ivory Coast, commune. ...

. As in most cities, it is organized, informally, tournament football players to seven, very popular in Ivory Coast, are called ''Maracanas''. In 2008, Daoukro was a city-stage of the Tour of White Gold: the stage was won by the Ivorian rider Balima Mahamadi.

Figures linked to the town

Henri Konan Bédié Aimé Henri Konan Bédié (born 5 May 1934) is an Ivorian politician. He was President of Ivory Coast from 1993 to 1999. He is currently the President of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast - African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA).

(politician, President of the Republic of 1995 to 1999, chairman of PDCI-RDA) * Gnamien N'goran (politician, 1995-1999) * Henriette Lagou, Minister of Social Action * Lamine Konaté, representing RDR

Villages

The 18 villages of the sub-prefecture of Daoukro and their population in 2014 are.

Notes

{{Iffou Region subdivisions Sub-prefectures of Iffou Communes of Iffou Regional capitals of Ivory Coast