Barsalogho Department

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Barsalogho
Department
Sanmatenga departments.png
Barsalogho Department location in the province
Coordinates: 13°25′7″N1°3′21″W / 13.41861°N 1.05583°W / 13.41861; -1.05583
Country Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Province Sanmatenga Province
Seat Barsalogho
Area
 • Total697 sq mi (1,804 km2)
Population
 (2019 census) [1]
 • Total98,553
 • Density140/sq mi (55/km2)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Barsalogho is a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Barsalogho. [2]

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Towns and villages

The Department has 43 main villages, and twelve attached sub-villages. Population figures are from 2006. [3]

August 2024 attacks

On 24 August 2024, Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an Islamic terrorist group with links to al-Qaeda, attacked and killed 400–500+ in the department, as well as injuring 300+ people, both civilians and members of the Burkina Faso Armed Forces alike. This attack is part of an ongoing series of terrorist insurgencies within Burkina Faso and the Sahel Region as a whole.

Notes

  1. ↑ Guiendbila administratively and statistically groups together the villages of Bafina, Bundissin, Kékobo, Loughary, Poéssin, Rokoutin, Sagho, and Woskossogho, which nevertheless have their own village representatives on the departmental and communal councils. Guiendbila had 410 inhabitants strictly speaking, but all eight attached villages and Guiendbila had a total population of 7,135 in 2006.
  2. ↑ Nongo administratively includes Yimboulsa for a total population of 1,344 in 2006.
  3. ↑ Sidiga administratively includes Zénzèba for a total population of 2,023 in 2006.
  4. ↑ Tatoukou administratively and statistically groups together the villages of Biou and Koulholé, which nevertheless have their own village representatives on the departmental and communal councils. Tatoukou had 516 inhabitants strictly speaking, but all three attached villages and Tatoukou had a total population of 2,199 in 2006.

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References

  1. ↑ Citypopulation.de Archived 31 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine Barsalogho Department
  2. ↑ "Burkinabé government inforoute communale". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2008.
  3. ↑ Liste des villages du Burkina Faso - Recensement 2006 Archived 5 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine sur le site HDX–Open data Burkina Faso, consulté le 14 janvier 2019.


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