Kouka, Banwa

Kouka
Location within Burkina Faso
Kouka Location within Burkina Faso, West Africa
Coordinates: 11°54′N4°20′W / 11.900°N 4.333°W / 11.900; -4.333
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Boucle du Mouhoun
Province	Banwa
Department	Kouka
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2019 census)
• Total	17,286
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Kouka (also, Kuko, Kouko, and Kouba) is the capital of the Kouka Department in Banwa Province in Burkina Faso. ^[1] The Bobo-Oule-inhabited town was besieged for 3 months by Ousman-Oule, grandson of Sekou Watara, and incorporated into the Kong Empire in the early 18th century. ^[2]

11°54′N4°20′W / 11.900°N 4.333°W / 11.900; -4.333

Population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006 [3]	12,878	—
2019 [4]	17,286	+34.2%

References

1. Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived January 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. Tauxier, Louis (2003). Bernus, Edmond (ed.). Les états de Kong. Paris: Karthala Editions. p. 43.
3. "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
4. Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 12–16.

• Kouka, Banwa at GEOnet Names Server