Kongoussi

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Kongoussi

Total population

17,893

Elevation330 m

Coordinates13.32°, -1.53°

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

City facts

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Overview

Kongoussi is a city located in Bam Province in central Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries. It has a population of 53,627 (2019) and is the provincial capital. Mooré, the language of the Mossi people, is spoken along with French, common among those who have attended school or spent time further afield.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Centre-Nord

• Sargo
  2.5 mi away
• Nasséré
  11.2 mi away · pop. 999
• Kargo
  11.9 mi away · pop. 1,409
• Raka
  12.8 mi away
• Kayon
  13.1 mi away · pop. 456
• Ouintini
  14.3 mi away
• Ansouri
  15.9 mi away · pop. 377
• Bahamaka
  18.2 mi away
• Yoba
  20.6 mi away
• Sian
  25.4 mi away · pop. 925
• Baskoudré-Peulh
  51.8 mi away
• Boulga
  60.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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