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Ouagadougou

Western Africa

Ouagadougou, also known as Wagadugu, is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, and the country's administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,415,266 1
Area (sq km)
520 1
Founding Year
1050 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
305 1
Latitude
12.36861 degrees north 1
Longitude
1.5275 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+00:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Burkina Faso, Countries
Source Ouagadougou (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Burkina Faso, Countries

Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso.

Source Ouagadougou (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Air Burkina

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Air Burkinatier 2
Court of Cassation of Burkina Faso

Also in Law Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Source Burkina Faso Cour de cassation, member page of the AHJUCAFMember page, postal address, Ouagadougou (seat)
Quote, Member page, postal address, Ouagadougou (seat)
Cour de cassation du Burkina-Faso
Sources
1. Ouagadougou (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Ouagadougou or Wagadugu ( ; Mossi: Waogdgo, pronounced [ˈwɔɣədəɣʊ]; Dyula: Wagadugu; French: Ouagadougou, pronounced [waɡaduɡu]) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    2,415,266
  • Lead section
    It has a population of 2,415,266 in 2019.
  • Infobox, Area
    520 km2 (200 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    12.36861°N 1.52750°W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    12.36861°N 1.52750°W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1050
  • Infobox, Elevation
    305 m (1,001 ft)
  • Associated With: Burkina Faso, Infobox, Country
    Burkina Faso
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Ouagadougou - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2357048
    12.36566 -1.53388 P PPLC BF 03 53 2415266 299 Africa/Ouagadougou
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 299 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, -1.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 12.25, -1.75
12.25 -1.75 BSh
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Wikidata: Ouagadougou
Wikidata Q3777, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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