Ouagadougou
capital of Burkina Faso
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Summary
Ouagadougou is a big city[1]. Ouagadougou draws 14,884 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #59 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ouagadougou Department[4]
- Country: Burkina Faso[5]
- Head of government: Armand Béouindé[6]
- Continent: Africa[7]
- Instance of: locality[8], administrative territorial entity of a single country[9]
- Official language: French[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Taipei[11], San Miniato[12], Turin[13], Grenoble[14], Quebec City[15], Bordeaux[16], Metropolis of Lyon[17], Leuze-en-Hainaut[18], Briton Ferry[19], Kuwait City[20], Douala[21], Loudun[22]
- Postal code: 10010[23]
- Commons category: Ouagadougou[24]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[25]
- Local dialing code: 5030 - 5038[26]
- Inception: 1050[27]
- Official website: https://mairie-ouaga.bf/accueil[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ouagadougou[29]
- Population: 1,626,950[30], 1,475,223[31], 2,453,496[32], 709,736[33], 441,514[34], 172,661[35], 59,126[36]
- Time of earliest written record: 1400[37]
- Capital of: Burkina Faso[38], Kadiogo[39], Republic of Upper Volta[40], French Upper Volta[41], Kadiogo Province[42], Ouagadougou Department[43]
- Official name: Ouagadougou[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Ouagadougou[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ouagadougou[46]
- Demonym: Ouagalais[47], Ouagalaise[48], Vagaduguano[49], uagadugués[50], uagaduguesa[51]
- Native label: Ouagadougou[52]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Ouagadougou[53]
- Elevation above sea level: 305 m[54]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Ouagadougou covers an area of 219,300,000 m²[55].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Ouagadougou include Ouagadougou Airport[56], an airport[57], in Burkina Faso[58] and Ouagadougou Accords[59].
Why It Matters
Ouagadougou has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Ouagadougou is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Ouagadougou include Ouagadougou Airport[56], an airport[57], in Burkina Faso[58] and Ouagadougou Accords[59].