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Kouka, Banwa

Kouka
Location within Burkina Faso
Location within Burkina Faso
Kouka is located in Burkina Faso
Kouka
Kouka
Location within Burkina Faso, West Africa
Coordinates: 11°54′N 4°20′W / 11.900°N 4.333°W / 11.900; -4.333
Country Burkina Faso
RegionBoucle du Mouhoun
ProvinceBanwa
DepartmentKouka
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2019 census)
  Total
17,286
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kouka (also, Kuko, Kouko, and Kouba) is the capital of the Kouka Department in Banwa Province in Burkina Faso.[1] The Bobo-Oule-inhabited town was besieged for 3 months by Ousman-Oule, grandson of Sekou Watara, and incorporated into the Kong Empire in the early 18th century.[2]

11°54′N 4°20′W / 11.900°N 4.333°W / 11.900; -4.333

Population
YearPop.±%
1985[3] 8,599    
2006[4] 12,878+49.8%
2019[5] 17,286+34.2%

References

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  1. Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived January 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Tauxier, Louis (2003). Bernus, Edmond (ed.). Les états de Kong. Paris: Karthala Editions. p. 43.
  3. "RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION - 1985 • Structure par âge et sexe des villages du Burkina Faso DEUXIEME EDITION" (PDF). MINISTERE DU PLAN ET DE LA COOPERATION; INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE; DIRECTION DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE. 1985. pp. 128–142.
  4. "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
  5. Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 12–16.