Business in Koudougou (Burkina Faso)
Trade and Transport in Koudougou: Abidjan-Ouagadougou axe (West-Centre,
Burkina Faso)
Koudougou is the capital of the West-Centre
region
of
Burkina Faso (Trade and Business in West Africa)
- Population of Koudougou: 83,768 inhabitants (the third city of Burkina after Ouagadougou
and Bobo-Dioulasso)
- Main ethnicities of Koudougou: Gourounsi and Mossi.
- Gourounsi were the first occupants of Koudougou
- In 1965 Thomas Sankara creates the Textile Company of the Faso Fani
State in Koudougou (today, the company is closed)
Transport and Logistics
- Distance to Ouagadougou: 100 kilometres
- Abidjan (Ivory Coast)-Ouagadougou Railway
- Benin-Niger-Burkina Faso-Ivory Coast Railway Loop
- Links to Sabou (national 13) and Yako, Réo (national 21) and
Dédougou (national 14)
Burkina Faso (Koudougou)
- Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
- Doctorate in African Business
More information: Trade and Business in Burkina Faso, at EENI Global Business School Website.
- Area of Koudougou: 272 km²
- The first President of Burkina Faso, Mauricio Yaméogo, (Upper Volta in 1960) was born in Koudougou.
- Burkinabe Province: Boulkiemdé
- Ten districts
- Main neighbourhoods: Nayalgé, Zinguédéguin, Zakin, Séguétin, Zanguétin and Marigot
- Koudougou: “Nandon” in language Lyel (Gourounsi)
- Creation: 13th century (Bassanga Yaméogo)
Koudougou (Burkina Faso)
Koudougou (Burkina Faso)
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