Bourzanga

Place in Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso
13°40′41″N 1°32′46″W / 13.67806°N 1.54611°W / 13.67806; -1.54611Country Burkina FasoRegionCentre-Nord RegionProvinceBam ProvinceDepartmentBourzanga DepartmentPopulation
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Total27,213

Bourzanga is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Bourzanga Department and has a population of 27,313. The town contains an ancient necropolis that was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 9, 1996, due to its purported universal cultural importance.[2]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & localities in Burkina Faso
  2. ^ Les nécropoles de Bourzanga - UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Accessed on 2009-04-21

External links

  • Satellite map at Maplandia.com
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Burkina Faso Bam Province
Capital: Kongoussi
Bourzanga Department
Guibare DepartmentKongoussi DepartmentNasséré DepartmentRollo DepartmentRouko DepartmentSabcé DepartmentTikaré DepartmentZimtenga Department


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