Manni

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Manni
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Manni
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 13°15′36″N0°12′34″W / 13.26000°N 0.20944°W / 13.26000; -0.20944
Country Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
Region Est Region
Province Gnagna Province
Department Manni Department
Population
 (2019)
  Total
15,066

Manni is the capital of the Manni Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso.

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Geography

Location and environment

Manni is located 35 km north of Bogandé, the provincial capital, and 30 km south of Taparko.

It is on the edge of a tributary of the Faga River, on which the Manni embankment dam was built.

Demography

Population
YearPop.±%
2006 [1] 7,441    
2019 [2] 15,066+102.5%

History

In October 2024, there was a massacre of around 150 people. [3]

Economy

Economic and commercial center of the department, the village benefits from its central location for trade between the north and the south of the province of Gnagna.

Transports

The village is crossed by national road 18.

Health and education

Manni hosts a medical center and a health and social promotion center (CSPS). [4]

References

  1. "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
  2. Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 194–205.
  3. ZENIT, Staff. "Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days". ZENIT - English (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. "Health map 2010" (PDF). CNS.bf, Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso. January 2012. p. 67. Retrieved September 24, 2021.