Bittou Explained

Official Name:Bittou
Pushpin Map:Burkina Faso
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates:11.2575°N -0.3039°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Centre-Est Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Boulgou Province
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Bittou Department
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:31210
Population As Of:2019 census
Population Density Km2:auto

Bittou is a town and seat of the Bittou Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. The town is a stop on the caravan trading route.[2] Today the town is located along the N16 Road which links Burkina Faso with Northern Togo and Ghana (via Togo). In 1898 the French Colonial Army built a fort here to keep the British Colonial Army from capturing the area.[3] As of 2019, the town has a population of 31,210.[1]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw) that closely borders with hot semi-arid (BSh).

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/burkinafaso/cities/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc.
  3. Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc.