Korsimoro

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Korsimoro
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Korsimoro
Location within Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 12°49′30″N01°04′02″W / 12.82500°N 1.06722°W / 12.82500; -1.06722 Coordinates: 12°49′30″N01°04′02″W / 12.82500°N 1.06722°W / 12.82500; -1.06722
Country Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Nord
Province Sanmatenga
Department Korsimoro
Population
 (2010)
 • Total16,867
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Korsimoro is a town and the capital of the Korsimoro Department, in the Sanmatenga Province of central Burkina Faso. It is situated at 70 km NNE of Ouagadougou on the main road (Route Nationale 3) to Kaya. It had a population of 16,867 inhabitants (2010). [1]

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