Dédougou
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Dédougou is a city located in western Burkina Faso. It is the capital city of Mouhoun Province and Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The main ethnic groups are the Marka and the Bwa. The population of Dédougou was 37,793 in 2006; 18,778 were male and 19,015 were female. It is the 10th largest city in Burkina Faso.
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- Locality
- Dédougou
- Region
- Boucle du Mouhoun
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 63,617
- Timezone
- Africa/Ouagadougou
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Dédougou
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:2015.03-427-032app monument(for politician and writer Nazi BONI),reading Dédougou,BF thu05mar2015-1032h.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Burkina Faso
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Burkina Faso, West Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Boucle du Mouhoun Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mouhoun Province
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 299
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 63617
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
- Settlement.area_code
- +226 20
- Settlement.website
- Official website
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 63617
- Area
- 6659
- Elevation
- 299
- Official website
- www.dedougou.org
- Image
- 2015.03-427-032app monument(for politician and writer Nazi BONI),reading Dédougou,BF thu05mar2015-1032h.jpg
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- Dédougou
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Dédougou is a city located in western Burkina Faso. It is the capital city of Mouhoun Province and Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The main ethnic groups are the Marka and the Bwa. The population of Dédougou was 37,793 in 2006; 18,778 were male and 19,015 were female. It is the 10th largest city in Burkina Faso.
The village of Dedougou was an early stronghold of pro-French sentiment in the region, and became the center of a cercle in 1911. Rival villages were obliterated.
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