Niou Department

Niou
Department
Niou Department location in the province
Niou Department location in the province
Country Burkina Faso
ProvinceKourwéogo Province
Area
 • Total
137.3 sq mi (355.7 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)
 • Total
35,171
 • Density260/sq mi (99/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Niou is a department or commune of Kourwéogo Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Niou. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 26,977.[1]

Towns and villages

  • Niou (1 793 inhabitants) (capital)
  • Belé (371 inhabitants)
  • Garga (933 inhabitants)
  • Gasgo (380 inhabitants)
  • Goabga (2 041 inhabitants)
  • Kouka (1 479 inhabitants)
  • Koukin (2 472 inhabitants)
  • Mouni (1 750 inhabitants)
  • Nabzinigma (320 inhabitants)
  • Napalgué (2 789 inhabitants)
  • Niapa (543 inhabitants)
  • Niou-yarcé (635 inhabitants)
  • Raongo (1 186 inhabitants)
  • Sakouli (1 530 inhabitants)
  • Sondogtenga (620 inhabitants)
  • Sourou (1 161 inhabitants)
  • Tamsé (900 inhabitants)
  • Tanghin (1 886 inhabitants)
  • Tangseghin (1 151 inhabitants)
  • Wa (1 457 inhabitants)
  • Zeguedeghin (1 580 inhabitants)

References

  1. ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine

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