{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name = Daloa Department | native_name = ''Département de Daloa'' | native_name_lang = fr | other_name = | settlement_type = [[Departments of Ivory Coast|Department]] <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_shield = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = File:Daloa Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire.jpg | map_caption = Location in Ivory Coast. Daloa Department has had these boundaries since 2008. <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Ivory Coast}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Ivory Coast|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Sassandra-Marahoué District|Sassandra-Marahoué]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Regions of Ivory Coast|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Haut-Sassandra]] |seat_type = Departmental seat |seat = [[Daloa]] | established_date = Established as a first-level subdivision | established_title = 1969 | established_date1 = Divided to create [[Issia Department|Issia Dept]] | established_title1 = 1980 | established_date2 = Divided to create [[Vavoua Department|Vavoua Dept]] | established_title2 = 1988 | established_date3 = Converted to a second-level subdivision | established_title3 = 1997 | established_date4 = Divided to create [[Zoukougbeu Department|Zoukougbeu Dept]] | established_title4 = 2008 | established_date5 = Converted to a third-level subdivision | established_title5 = 2011 | government_type = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = <ref>[http://news.abidjan.net/h/442135.html "Préfets de Région et de Préfets de Département (Conseil des ministres du mercredi 26 septembre 2012)"], abidjan.net, 2 October 2012.</ref> | leader_title = Prefect | leader_name = Kouamé Brou <!-- Area ---------------------> | unit_pref = Metric <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3820 | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use<ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/ivorycoast/admin/ Citypopulation.de] Population of regions and departments of Ivory Cost</ref> | population_total = 705378 | population_as_of = 2021 census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = [[GMT]] | utc_offset = +0 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Daloa Department''' is a [[Departments of Ivory Coast|department]] of [[Haut-Sassandra Region]] in [[Sassandra-Marahoué District]], [[Ivory Coast]]. In 2021, its population was 705,378 and its seat is the settlement of [[Daloa]]. The [[sub-prefectures of Ivory Coast|sub-prefectures]] of the department are [[Bédiala]], [[Daloa]], [[Gadouan]], [[Gboguhé]], [[Gonaté]], and [[Zaïbo]].
==History== Daloa Department was created in 1969 as one of the 24 new departments that were created to take the place of the six departments that were being abolished. It was created from territory that was formerly part of [[Centre-Ouest Department]]. Using current boundaries as a reference, from 1969 to 1980 the department occupied the same territory as [[Haut-Sassandra Region]].
In 1980, Daloa Department was divided to create [[Issia Department]].<ref name = statoids>[http://www.statoids.com/yci.html "Regions of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)"], statoids.com, accessed 16 February 2016.</ref> What remained was divided again in 1988 to create [[Vavoua Department]].<ref name = statoids/>
In 1997, [[regions of Ivory Coast|regions]] were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast; as a result, all departments were converted into second-level subdivisions. Daloa Department was included as part of [[Haut-Sassandra Region]].
A third division of Daloa Department occurred in 2008, with the creation of [[Zoukougbeu Department]].<ref name = statoids/><ref>Décret n° 2008-96 du 5 mars 2008 portant création des départements de Bettié, Botro, Guéyo, Koro, Kouto, Ouangolodougou, Sinématiali, Tiapoum, Yakassé-Attobrou et Zoukougbeu.</ref>
In 2011, [[Districts of Ivory Coast|districts]] were introduced as new first-level subdivisions of Ivory Coast. At the same time, regions were reorganised and became second-level subdivisions and all departments were converted into third-level subdivisions. At this time, Daloa Department was retained as part of [[Haut-Sassandra Region]] in the new [[Sassandra-Marahoué District]].
===Maps of historical boundaries=== <gallery mode=packed heights="140px"> File:Daloa Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1969-74).jpg|Daloa Department upon its creation in 1969. It kept these boundaries until 1980, but other departments began to be divided in 1974. File:Daloa Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1980-88).jpg|Daloa Department from 1980 to 1988. File:Daloa Department locator map Côte d'Ivoire (1988-95).jpg|Daloa Department from 1988 to 2008. (Other subdivision boundaries began to change in 1995.) </gallery>
==Villages== <!---♦♦♦ Only add a location to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦---> *[[Gnamanou]]
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