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Madjoari Department
Madjoari is a department of Kompienga Province, in the Est Region of Burkina Faso. According to the 2006 census, there are 9,550 people living in the department.https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183624/http://www.insd.bf/documents/publications/insd/publications/resultats_enquetes/autres%20enq/Rapport_preliminaire_RGPH06.pdf Villes The department is made up of an administrative centre and seven villages. * Madjoari Madjoari is a rural commune located in the province of Kompienga in Burkina Faso. In 2022, Madjoari was placed under blockade by jihadists Jihadism is a neologism which is used in reference to "militant Islamic movements that are perceived ... is the administrative centre. Villages * Gnobtenkoagou * Kodjaari * Matambima * Momba * Namounyouri * Tambarga * Tanli References Departments of Burkina Faso Kompienga Province {{Kompienga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 351 departments (as of 2014 and since local elections of 2012), whose urbanized areas (cities, towns and villages) are grouped into the same commune (municipality) with the same name as the department. The department also covers rural areas (including national natural parks) that are not governed locally by the elected municipal council of the commune (presided by its mayor, with representants elected for each village or urban sector), but by the state represented at departmental level by a prefect (supervized by the haut-commissaire of its province, themself assisted by a general secretary and acting under the hierarchic authority the governor of its region, all of them being nominated by the national government). Status of communes The 351 communes (municipalities) created for each one of these departments have three kinds of status : * 49 urban communes are grouping their main city/town (subdivided into urban sectors) and all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kompienga Province
Kompienga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Est Region. The capital of Kompienga is Pama. The province also borders the country of Togo. The Kompienga Dam located in the province is the country's first hydro-electric dam and is responsible for much of Ouagadougou's electricity supply. Departments See also * West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Maurit ... References Provinces of Burkina Faso {{Kompienga-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Est Region (Burkina Faso)
Est is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Fada N'gourma. Five provinces make up the region—Gnagna, Gourma, Komondjari, Kompienga, and Tapoa. , the population of the region was 1,941,505 with 51% females. The population in the region was 9.47% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 98, infant mortality rate was 98 and the mortality of children under five was 186. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.5%, compared with a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared with the total production of the region was 108%. Geography Most of Burkina Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. Gold and quartz are common minerals f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest. It has a population of 20,321,378. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed Burkina Faso by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as ''Burkinabè'' ( ), and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. The largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established powerful kingdoms such as the Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. In 1896, it was colonized by the French as part of French West Africa; in 1958, Upper Volta became a self-governing colony within the French Community. In 1960, it gained full independence with Maurice Yaméogo as president. Throughout the decades post in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madjoari
Madjoari is a rural commune located in the province of Kompienga in Burkina Faso. In 2022, Madjoari was placed under blockade by jihadists Jihadism is a neologism which is used in reference to "militant Islamic movements that are perceived as existentially threatening to the West" and "rooted in political Islam."Compare: Appearing earlier in the Pakistani and Indian media, Wes .... It was the site of the May 2022 Madjoari massacre, which left at least 50 civilians dead. References {{uncategorized, date=January 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Momba (Madjoari)
Momba may refer to: * Momba, Zambia, a former kingdom in Zambia * Momba District, a district in Tanzania * Momba Station, a pastoral lease in outback New South Wales, Australia * Momba River, a river in Tanzania and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ... * Momba, Gourma, settlement in Fada N’Gourma Department, Gourma Province, Burkina Faso * Momba, name of the Wicked Witch of the West in ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1910 film) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambarga
Tambaga or Tambarga is a town and seat of the Tambaga Department in Tapoa Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the .... As of 2005, the village has a population of 28,633 although current estimates are nearer 36,000. References External linksSatellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in the Est Region (Burkina Faso) Tapoa Province {{Tapoa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
