Ouagadougou

Summary

Ouagadougou is a big city^[1]. Ouagadougou draws 5,094 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #59 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ouagadougou was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Ouagadougou is located in Ouagadougou Department^[4].
• Ouagadougou is in the country of Burkina Faso^[5].
• Ouagadougou's head of government is recorded as Armand Béouindé^[6].
• Ouagadougou is on the continent of Africa^[7].
• Ouagadougou's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Ouagadougou's instance of is recorded as locality^[9].
• Ouagadougou's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity of a single country^[10].
• Ouagadougou's official language is recorded as French^[11].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[12].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Miniato^[13].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turin^[14].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grenoble^[15].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quebec City^[16].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bordeaux^[17].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Metropolis of Lyon^[18].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leuze-en-Hainaut^[19].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Briton Ferry^[20].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuwait City^[21].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Douala^[22].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Loudun^[23].
• Ouagadougou's postal code is recorded as 10010^[24].
• Ouagadougou's Commons category is recorded as Ouagadougou^[25].
• Ouagadougou's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[26].
• Ouagadougou's local dialing code is recorded as 5030 - 5038^[27].

Body

Geography

Ouagadougou is in the country of Burkina Faso^[5]. Ouagadougou is located in Ouagadougou Department^[4]. Ouagadougou is on the continent of Africa^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Ouagadougou covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+219300000'}^[28]. Ouagadougou sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+305'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1626950'}^[30], {'amount': '+1475223'}^[31], {'amount': '+2453496'}^[32], {'amount': '+709736'}^[33], {'amount': '+441514'}^[34], and {'amount': '+172661'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[8], locality^[9], and administrative territorial entity of a single country^[10].

History and Context

1050 marks the founding of Ouagadougou^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ouagadougou include Ouagadougou Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Burkina Faso^[39] and Ouagadougou Accords^[40].

Why It Matters

Ouagadougou draws 5,094 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #59 of 300).^[2] Ouagadougou has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Ouagadougou is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Ouagadougou include Ouagadougou Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Burkina Faso^[39] and Ouagadougou Accords^[40].