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Poni Province

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Gaoua is a market town in southern Burkina Faso. The population was 45,284 in a 2019 census. Located in the red earth, green hills, and fast flowing streams of southwestern Burkina Faso, Gaoua is the capital of Poni Province and forms a sort of capital for the sacred rites and bush lore of the Lobi peoples. According to local myth, Gaoua was founded when the Lobi migrated across from northern Ghana where they found the Gan people occupying the territory. As a result, they named the trek across to Gaoua Gan-houo meaning "route of the Gan people".

province of Burkina Faso

Loropéni is a market town in southern Burkina Faso, lying about west of Gaoua. Nearby are the medieval stone ruins of Loropéni, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009. These ruins of a fortress, which date back at least a thousand years, are the country's first World Heritage Site.

airport in Burkina Faso

Kampti Department

department of Burkina Faso

Djigoue Department

department of Burkina Faso

Nako Department

department of Burkina Faso

Bousséra Department

department of Burkina Faso

Bouroum-Bouroum Department

department of Burkina Faso

Malba Department

department of Burkina Faso

Gbomblora Department

department of Burkina Faso

Perigban Department

department in Poni Province, Burkina Faso