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The 6-metre-high (20 ft) statue faces the railway station, welcoming travellers into Ouaga. The place bears the name of an important chief in Burkina Faso's history. "Laongo": 30 km (19 mi) east of the city, features enormous granite slabs that were designed by various sculptors. The exhibit displays works of art from five continents. [18]
Thomas Sankara University, Ouagadougou; University of Koudougou, Koudougou; University of Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou; Nazi Boni University, Bobo-Dioulasso; International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering, Ouagadougou; Institut Supérieur d’Informatique et de Gestion, Ouagadougou; National School of Administration and Judiciary ...
Rank City 2019 Census 2012 Estimate [1] Province Region 1 Ouagadougou: 2,453,496: 1,626,951 Kadiogo: Centre: 2 Bobo-Dioulasso: 984,603: 537,728 Houet: Hauts-Bassins
1960 - City becomes capital of independent Burkina Faso. [7] 1961 Population: 59,126. [10] Joseph Conombo becomes mayor. 1966 - Population: 77,500 (estimate). [11] 1969 - Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou begins. [12] 1972 - Koupéla-Ouagadougou road built. [13] 1974 - University of Ouagadougou founded. 1977 - Santos FC ...
The University of Ouagadougou (UO; French: Université de Ouagadougou) is a university located in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Founded in 1974, it was officially renamed in 2015 as l’Université Ouaga 1 Professeur Ki-Zerbo. [1] The UO consists of seven Training and Research Units (UFR) and one institute. [2]
Boucle du Mouhoun ([bukl dy mu.un], "Bend of the Black Volta") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001 and had a population of 1,898,133 in 2019. It is the 4th most populous region in Burkina Faso, and contains 9.26% of all Burkinabé. [3] The region's capital is Dédougou.
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. [2] It is the 10th largest city in Burkina Faso. [2]
Bobo-Dioulasso (Dyula: Bɔbɔjulaso N'Ko script: ߓߐ߬ߓߐߖߎ߬ߟߊ߬ߛߏ߫, Mossi: Sɩa) is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 1,129,000 (as of 2023); [1] it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula".