Diébougou Explained

Diébougou
Pushpin Map:Burkina Faso
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name1:Sud-Ouest Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bougouriba Province
Elevation M:291
Population As Of:2019 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:25688
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:10.9667°N -18°W

Diébougou is a town in Burkina Faso, situated south-east of Bobo-Dioulasso on the main highway to Ghana. It is located 74 kilometres north of Gaoua and 133 km west of Leo, Burkina Faso and is the capital of Bougouriba Province.

The town was captured by the French Colonial forces in May 1897; they established a military base there.[2]

The town is an important market town[3] and has a range of crafts, including pottery and basket work. There are caves near the town known to locals as les grottes. They were built under the French colonial command around 1900 using forced labour and form a network of tunnels to the west of the town.[4]

There is also a swamp with crocodiles.

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.
  4. Manson, K., Knight, J. (2006), Burkina Faso, p.226, Bradt Travel Guides, The Globe Pequot Press Inc., Retrieved on June 17, 2008