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Sourou (Niou)
Sourou may refer to: * Sourou Province, Burkina Faso *Sourou River, Burkina Faso *Sourou, Benin Sourou is a village in the commune of Parakou in the Borgou Department of central-eastern Benin. It is located west of Parakou city centre. External linksSatellite map at Maplandia Populated places in the Borgou Department Commune of Para ...
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Sourou Province
Sourou is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Boucle du Mouhoun. Its capital is Tougan. Education In 2011 the province had 162 primary schools and 17 secondary schools. Healthcare In 2011 the province had 27 health and social promotion centers (''Centres de santé et de promotion sociale''), 5 doctors and 89 nurses. Departments Sourou is divided into 8 departments: * Di * Gomboro *Kassoum * Kiembara * Lanfiera * Lankoue * Toeni *Tougan See also *Regions of Burkina Faso *Provinces of Burkina Faso *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 ... References Provinces of Burkina Faso {{Sourou-geo-stub ...
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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 ...
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Sourou River
Sourou may refer to: *Sourou Province, Burkina Faso * Sourou River, Burkina Faso *Sourou, Benin Sourou is a village in the commune of Parakou in the Borgou Department of central-eastern Benin. It is located west of Parakou city centre. External linksSatellite map at Maplandia Populated places in the Borgou Department Commune of Para ...
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