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Gourongo

Centre-Ouestvillage

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Total population

1,897

Elevation325 m
Coordinates12.31°, -2.16°

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City facts

Elevation
325 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gourongo is a town in the Nandiala Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
12.3128
Longitude
-2.1580
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
158
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tallowwood
    Ximenia americana L. · Magnoliopsida
    9
  • red kapok tree
    Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet · Magnoliopsida
    9
  • Marula
    Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. · Magnoliopsida
    9
  • Sweet Dattock
    Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. · Magnoliopsida
    8
  • Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel.
    Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel. · Magnoliopsida
    8
  • Gardenia sokotensis Hutch.
    Gardenia sokotensis Hutch. · Magnoliopsida
    7
  • kao
    Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. · Magnoliopsida
    6
  • Clapperton's Parkia
    Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don · Magnoliopsida
    6

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Centre-Ouest

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,129

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
4
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

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

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

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API