Official Name: | Douroula |
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: | Mouhoun Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Department |
Subdivision Name3: | Douroula Department |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Total: | 3471 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | GMT 0 |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 12.5833°N -21°W |
Douroula is a town in Burkina Faso. It is the county seat of Douroula Department in the province Mouhoun.
Near the town are ruins of a smelting furnace and evidence of ferrous metallurgy dating back to the 8th century BC. This is the oldest confirmed metallurgy site in Burkina Faso discovered to date.[1] Because of this, on 5 July 2019, Douroula was inscribed along with other ancient metallurgy complexes Tiwêga, Yamané, Kindibo and Békuy on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso.[2]