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==Transportation==
==Transportation==
[[File:Koudougou-TrainStation.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Train station in Koudougou, Burkina Faso.]]
[[File:Koudougou-TrainStation.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Train station in Koudougou, Burkina Faso.]]
The city has a railroad station along the [[Abidjan]]-[[Ouagadougou]] railway. As of June 2014 ''Sitarail'' operated a passenger train along the line three times a week in each direction.<ref>European Rail Timetable, Summer 2014 Edition, (journey time is 43 to 48 hours)</ref> [[Ouagadougou International Airport]] is approximately 41km southeast of central Koudougou and as of June 2014 had regularly scheduled flights to most major cities in West Africa as well as Paris, Brussels and Istanbul.
The city has a railroad station along the [[Abidjan]]-[[Ouagadougou]] railway. As of June 2014 ''Sitarail'' operated a passenger train along the line three times a week in each direction.<ref>European Rail Timetable, Summer 2014 Edition, (journey time is 43 to 48 hours)</ref> [[Ouagadougou Airport|Ouagadougou International Airport]] is approximately 41km southeast of central Koudougou and as of June 2014 had regularly scheduled flights to most major cities in West Africa as well as Paris, Brussels and Istanbul.

==Economy==
The economy of the city is dominated by agriculture with annual GDP for the city amounting to around 17.5 billion CFA (apx. $36 million).
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|+ Distribution of economic activities by gender<ref name="SO-Koudougou"/>
|-
! '''Type of Activity'''
! '''Men'''
! '''Women'''
! '''Together'''
|-
| Agriculture
| 86,3
| 89,7
| 88,1
|-
| Processing
| 1,1
| 3,7
| 2,5
|-
| Construction
| 1,2
| 0,0
| 0,6
|-
| Trade
| 2,7
| 3,1
| 3,0
|-
| Transportation and Telecommunications
| 0,4
| 0,1
| 0,2
|-
| Merchant Services
| 3,8
| 1,4
| 2,5
|-
| Other services
| 4,4
| 2,0
| 3,1
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 13:44, 20 June 2014

For the commune, see Koudougou, Côte d'Ivoire.
Koudougou
The Grand marché (Main Market) of Koudougou
The Grand marché (Main Market) of Koudougou
Coat of arms of Koudougou
Coat of arms
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Ouest Region
ProvinceBoulkiemdé Province
DepartmentKoudougou Department
Elevation
282 m (925 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total91,981
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Area code+226 50
WebsiteOfficial website

Koudougou is a city in Burkina Faso's Boulkiemdé Province. It is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. With 131,825 inhabitants, as of 2006, it is the third largest city by population in Burkina Faso after Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso and is mainly inhabited by the Gurunsi and Mossi ethnic groups.[2] Koudougou is situated on the only railway line in Burkina Faso and has some industries such as a soap factory, shea butter, a cotton factory and various textile factories.

Geography

plan de koudougou
Location of Koudougou

Situated on the Mossi Plateau, the city is 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Ouagadougou. In 1952 it was connected by rail to Ouagadougou and Abidjan. It is situated along the N13 road south of Sabou and north of Yako. The N21 road connects the city to Réo and the N14 connects it with Dédougou.

Although the city's administrative borders used to extend further, the city currently emcompasses 15 surrounding villages.

Overview

As of February 2007, an industrious town plaza based around a soccer field includes: a community center and cafeteria, a kindergarten and primary school, radio-television production and broadcasting installations for Tele-Yaka, a clothing recycling and manufacturing workshop, an experimental mango and green-leaf vegetable plantation, a metal forge for construction and maintenance of farming tools and implements, a metal waste-management and metal engineering workshop geared towards machine parts and motor components, an electronics repair shop and an open-air exhibition space for local sculptors.

Education

Since 2005 the city is home to the University of Koudougou and in 2012 a vocational school opened. Primary school enrollment in 2007-2008 was 79.2% and secondary school enrollment was 20.3%.[3]

Sports

The city has a few soccer clubs including l'Association des Jeunes Sportifs de Koudougou (AJSK), l'AS des Employés de Commerce de Koudougou (ASEC-K), le Bouloumpoukou FC (BPFC), le Bouloumpoukou Stade (BPS), l'Association des jeunes footballeurs (AJF), and le Jeunesse Club Boulkiemdé.

Transportation

Train station in Koudougou, Burkina Faso.

The city has a railroad station along the Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway. As of June 2014 Sitarail operated a passenger train along the line three times a week in each direction.[4] Ouagadougou International Airport is approximately 41km southeast of central Koudougou and as of June 2014 had regularly scheduled flights to most major cities in West Africa as well as Paris, Brussels and Istanbul.

Economy

The economy of the city is dominated by agriculture with annual GDP for the city amounting to around 17.5 billion CFA (apx. $36 million).

Distribution of economic activities by gender[5]
Type of Activity Men Women Together
Agriculture 86,3 89,7 88,1
Processing 1,1 3,7 2,5
Construction 1,2 0,0 0,6
Trade 2,7 3,1 3,0
Transportation and Telecommunications 0,4 0,1 0,2
Merchant Services 3,8 1,4 2,5
Other services 4,4 2,0 3,1

See also

References

  1. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
  2. ^ Resultats préliminaires du recensement de 2006
  3. ^ Site officiel [archive] de Koudougou., (French), http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.mairie-koudougou.net/&title=Site%20officiel
  4. ^ European Rail Timetable, Summer 2014 Edition, (journey time is 43 to 48 hours)
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference SO-Koudougou was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Further reading

Hilgers, M., Une ethnographie à l'échelle de la ville. Histoire et reconnaissance à Koudougou, Karthala, Paris, 2009.

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