Bourzanga

Bourzanga
Bourzanga Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 13°40′41″N1°32′46″W / 13.67806°N 1.54611°W / 13.67806; -1.54611
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Centre-Nord Region
Province	Bam Province
Department	Bourzanga Department
Population  (2019 census)
• Total	27,213

Bourzanga is the capital of the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. The town contains an ancient necropolis that was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 9, 1996, due to its purported universal cultural importance. ^[1]

In August 2024, this town was attacked by JNIM, which left at least 600 people dead.

Population

Year	Pop.	±%
2005 [2]	7,088	—
2019 [3]	27,213	+283.9%

References

1. Les nécropoles de Bourzanga - UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Accessed on 2009-04-21
2. Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2007-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
3. Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 106–115.