Official Name: | Bourzanga |
Pushpin Map: | Burkina Faso |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Burkina Faso |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Burkina Faso |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Bam Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Department |
Subdivision Name3: | Bourzanga Department |
Population As Of: | 2019 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 27213 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 13.6781°N -1.5461°W |
Bourzanga is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Bourzanga Department and has a population of 27,313. The town contains an ancient necropolis that was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 9, 1996, due to its purported universal cultural importance.[2]
In August 2024, this town was attacked by JNIM, which left at least 600 people dead.