Tenkodogo

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Tenkodogo

Total population

37,123

Air quality index

24Good

Elevation304 m

Coordinates11.78°, -0.37°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tenkodogo is a town in southeastern Burkina Faso. It serves as the capital city of Boulgou Province and the Centre-Est Region of Burkina Faso with a population of 61,936 (2019). Tenkodogo was also the capital of the historic Tenkodogo Bissa-Mossi origin and considered to be root of all other Mossi Kingdoms, having been founded circa 1100. The literal translation of Tenkodogo is ancient-land.

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

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

Fanta Régina Nacro

Burkinabé film director

D

Dieudonné Minoungou

Burkinabe footballer

H

Hubertine Rose Éholie

Ivorian academic

M

Moussa Balla Coulibaly

Mali politician (1933-2019)

D

David Koudougou

Burkinabe Roman Catholic bishop

Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo

Burkinabe politician

P

Priscille Jinette Bansé

Burkinabé writer

A

Agnès N'Dibi

film director in Burkina Faso

Luc-Adolphe Tiao

Prime Minister of Burkina Faso

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

Nearby places in Centre-Est

• Nabsougdin
  5.9 mi away
• Tenonghin-Peulh
  12.5 mi away
• Siguinvoussé
  13.1 mi away
• Gomin
  13.4 mi away
• Dakonsin
  16.1 mi away
• Oueffin
  26.9 mi away
• Douamtenga
  28.6 mi away
• Kiougou-Kandaga
  29.4 mi away
• Baglenga
  30.3 mi away
• Sabrouko
  36.8 mi away
• Vohogdin
  41.6 mi away
• Ouenga
  48.5 mi away

Browse all places in Centre-Est →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Gallery

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

0.3 mi6.2 mi

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