Arbinda Explained

Official Name:Arbinda
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Burkina Faso
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Soum Province
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Arbinda Department
Population As Of:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:45818
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:14.2292°N -0.8633°W

Arbinda (also spelled Aribinda) is a town in and the capital of the Arbinda Department of Soum Province in northern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 45,818 as of 2019.

History

See main article: Arbinda attack. On 24 December 2019, a group of militants attacked civilians and a military base in Arbinda in one of Burkina Faso's deadliest attacks. At least 122 people were killed, including 35 civilians, 7 soldiers, and 80 attackers.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/burkinafaso/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  2. News: Thirty-five civilians killed in Burkina Faso after army repels militant attack. 25 December 2019 . Thomson Reuters Foundation. 24 December 2019.