Saponé, Burkina Faso
Saponé | |
|---|---|
  Saponé Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 12°3′10″N 1°36′13″W / 12.05278°N 1.60361°W | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Centre-Sud Region |
| Province | Bazèga Province |
| Department | Saponé Department |
| Elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 21,148 |
Saponé is a town in the Saponé Department of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 21,148 and is the capital of Saponé Department and is located approximately 40 kilometres south of Ouagadougou.[2]
In Saponé, over twenty years an informal young football club developed into a local farmers' association in the town. The association plays an important role in local activity, and aside from running a large farm, it invests in many developments in the town and runs the local secondary school and Saponé radio station.[3]
Geography
The nearest towns and villages include Kologonaba (0.8 nm), Ouidi (0.7 nm), Nabitenga (1.3 nm), Bonogo (1.4 nm), Tanlilli (1.4 nm), Goden (1.7 nm) and Sakpelse (1.0 nm).this is a little ville
Sister city
Economy
The economy is dominated by cotton production to attempt to fight off poverty. The Sina Moussa cotton farm of Saponé is set in seven-hectares and brings in 500,000 CFA a year although there is much uncertainty in production value. The peaking growing season is between October and November when the fields are white, known to the locals as "white gold" [4] when cotton buyers arrive from the capital in their trucks eager to exports the cotton to the market.[5] The town also has a plantation growing fruits.[6]
References
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Röling, Niels G., Leeuwis, C., Pyburn, R., (2002), Agricultural extension work/ Social aspects, Uitgeverij Van Gorcum, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
- ^ Burkina's white gold fails to deliver wealth, BBC News, 25 July 2006, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
- ^ www.betterbytheyear.org, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
- ^ National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science and Technology for International Development National Academies, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
