Gouri, Burkina Faso

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Coordinates: 11°48′N2°30′W / 11.8°N 2.5°W / 11.8; -2.5 Coordinates: 11°48′N2°30′W / 11.8°N 2.5°W / 11.8; -2.5
Country Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
Region Boucle du Mouhoun Region
Province Nayala Province
Department Kougny Department
Population
 (2003)
  Total1,182

Gouri is a village in the Kougny Department of Nayala Province in western Burkina Faso. As of 2003, the village had a population of 1182. [1]

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References

  1. "Région de la Boucle du Mouhoun". www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.