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Coordinates: 12°4′N2°19′W / 12.067°N 2.317°W / 12.067; -2.317 Coordinates: 12°4′N2°19′W / 12.067°N 2.317°W / 12.067; -2.317
CountryFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Ouest Region
Province Boulkiemdé Province
Department Sourgou Department
Population (2005)
  Total 2,180
Time zone GMT 0 (UTC+0)


is a town in the Sourgou Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso. It has a population of 2,180. [1]

Town settlement that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city


A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.

Sourgou Department Department in Boulkiemdé Province, Burkina Faso

Sourgou is a department or commune of Boulkiemdé Province in central Burkina Faso. As of 2005 it has a population of 13,878. Its capital lies at the town of Sourgou.

Boulkiemdé Province Province in Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso

Boulkiemdé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Ouest Region. The capital of Boulkiemdé is Koudougou. The population of Boulkiemdé was 498,008 in 2006 and 567,680 in 2011.

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