Kongoussi
Sign in to saveKongoussi is a city located in Bam Province in central Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries. It has a population of 53,627 (2019) and is the provincial capital. Mooré, the language of the Mossi people, is spoken along with French, common among those who have attended school or spent time further afield. thumb|left|upright|A roundabout in Kongoussi, 2016 Kongoussi has deep roots in Mossi history and social relations - certain small Mossi chiefdoms were located in this area (for example at Sabce), although not based in the town itself. Kongoussi benefits from a lakeside location, w
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Place details
- Locality
- Kongoussi
- Region
- Centre-Nord
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 53,627
- Timezone
- Africa/Ouagadougou
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kongoussi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Burkina Faso
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Centre-Nord Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bam Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kongoussi Department
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 302
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 53627
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Located in
- Bam Province
- Population
- 53641
- Elevation
- 330
- Capital of
- Bam Province
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- Commons category
- Kongoussi
- P12749
- 1965
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
==References==
Category:Populated places in the Centre-Nord Region Category:Kongoussi Department
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kongoussi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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