Bassiyam

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Bassiyam

Total population

1,378

Coordinates12.21°, -1.54°

Demographic figures from INSD Burkina Faso. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bassemyam or Bassiyam is a city located in Komsilga Department, Kadiogo Province in Burkina Faso.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Centre

• Mogtédo
  11 mi away
• Zanghindiessé
  15.9 mi away
• Dondoulma
  18.3 mi away · pop. 704
• Baossom
  25.2 mi away
• Boudtenga-Peulh
  27 mi away · pop. 1,069
• Zouma
  27.2 mi away
• Hassi R'Mel
  1464.9 mi away · pop. 22,133
• Bouzbaier
  1476 mi away
• Lalmaya
  1483.2 mi away
• Bellil - Hassi R'Mel
  1485.6 mi away
• Tadjrouna
  1489.4 mi away
• Hassi Delaa
  1500.2 mi away · pop. 11,204

Browse all places in Centre →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Seen 2026-05-24

Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Seen 2026-05-24

African kino

Pterocarpus erinaceus

Seen 2026-05-09

Western Patas Monkey

Erythrocebus patas patas

Seen 2026-04-10

Defassa Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa

Seen 2025-11-16

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

Seen 2025-10-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bassiyam, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

1.8 mi2.3 mi6 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.