Loropéni

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Loropéni

Total population

5,394

Land area1.11 km²

Coordinates10.30°, -3.53°

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

City facts

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Overview

Loropéni is a market town in southern Burkina Faso, lying about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Gaoua. Nearby are the medieval stone ruins of Loropéni, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009. These ruins of a fortress, which date back at least a thousand years, are the country's first World Heritage Site.

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).

Nearby places in Sud-Ouest

• Politionao
  5.7 mi away
• Nanbi
  11 mi away
• Poltionao
  12.2 mi away · pop. 302
• Pokoro
  13.3 mi away
• Dountéla
  13.4 mi away
• Harkora
  14.6 mi away
• Gatapoula
  19.5 mi away
• Dipéo
  19.6 mi away · pop. 819
• Terpo
  20 mi away
• Pohiro
  21 mi away
• Dindou
  21 mi away
• Hella
  21.3 mi away · pop. 212

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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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Books about Loropéni

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