KATIOLA

town, central Cte D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Katiola is situated along the road and railroad running from Abidjan, the national capital, to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). A traditional trade centre (yams, tobacco, cattle, and sheep) among the Baule (Baoule), Senufo (Senoufo), and Diula (Dioula) peoples, it is also the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop and the site of several schools. Women of the local Mangoro ethnic group are noted potters, and Katiola has a modern school of ceramics and sends pottery to Abidjan for sale. Pop. (1975) town, 18,625.