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Fada N’Gourma
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city in Burkina Faso
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Fada N’Gourma is a city in Burkina Faso, situated within Gourma Province. It serves as the capital of both Gourma Province and Goulmou. The city is located at coordinates 12.05, 0.36666666666667 and has an elevation above sea level of 294 meters. Its population is 73,200.
The city is twinned with Tamale, Épernay, and Great Barrington. According to OpenStreetMap data, it is classified as an unclassified way within the Est administrative region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fada N'Gourma
- Region
- Est
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 73,200
- Timezone
- Africa/Ouagadougou
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Region
- Est Region
- Province
- Gourma Province
- Department
- Fada N'Gourma Department
- Mayor
- Yendifimba Jean Claude LOUARI
- Total
- 36 km (14 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 294 m (965 ft)
- Time zone
- UTC+0 ( GMT )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Located in
- Gourma Province
- Population
- 73200
- Elevation
- 294
- Capital of
- Goulmou
- Image
- Fada N Gourma.JPG
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- Commons category
- Fada N'Gourma
- twinned administrative body
- Great Barrington
- P12749
- Cesare Pavese
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Encyclopedic overview
Fada N'gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu (Mossi: Nũngu), is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying 219 kilometres (136 mi) east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area. It is the capital of the Est Region and Gourma Province, and is also the seat of the king of the Gurma and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fada N'Gourma.
It is primarily known for its blanket and carpet manufacturing as well as honey production.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fada N’Gourma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.