Ouahigouya
Sign in to saveOuahigouya () is a city in northern Burkina Faso, situated 182 kilometres northwest of Ouagadougou. It is the capital of the Yatenga Province and one of its subdivisions the Ouahigouya Department. It is also the biggest town in the Nord Region and the fourth largest city in the country with a population of 124,587 (2019) thumb|right|View of Ouahigouya (2005) The city itself has a stadium, a private non-profit Paediatric Hospital with 36 beds for giving birth and 24 beds for children suffering of severe malnutrition, a post office with internet access and at least one Ecobank bank branch.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ouahigouya
- Region
- Nord
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 124,587
- Timezone
- Africa/Ouagadougou
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ouahigouya
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ouahigouya road.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Ouahigouya
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Burkina Faso
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Burkina Faso
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nord Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Located in
- Yatenga Province
- Population
- +38902
- Elevation
- +315
- Capital of
- Yatenga Province
- Image
- Ouahigouya road.jpg
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- P190
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- Geography
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Ouahigouya () is a city in northern Burkina Faso, situated 182 kilometres northwest of Ouagadougou. It is the capital of the Yatenga Province and one of its subdivisions the Ouahigouya Department. It is also the biggest town in the Nord Region and the fourth largest city in the country with a population of 124,587 (2019) thumb|right|View of Ouahigouya (2005) The city itself has a stadium, a private non-profit Paediatric Hospital with 36 beds for giving birth and 24 beds for children suffering of severe malnutrition, a post office with internet access and at least one Ecobank bank branch.
==History==