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