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Ouahigouya

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Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya is located in Burkina Faso
Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya
Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Coordinates: 13°35′N 2°25′W / 13.583°N 2.417°W / 13.583; -2.417
Country Burkina Faso
ProvinceNord Region
ProvinceYatenga Province
Founded1757
Elevation
315 m (1,033 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total86,569
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Ouahigouya is a city in Burkina Faso. It is the fifth largest city in Burkina Faso. A census taken in 2006 stated that 70,957 people lived in the city; 35,017 were male and 35,940 were female.[2]

References

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  1. "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. "Burkina Faso Census 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2008-10-04.