Karankasso Explained

Karankasso
Pushpin Label:Karankasso
Native Name Lang:zh-cn
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:11.2267°N -4.6458°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Burkina Faso
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burkina Faso
Pushpin Map:Burkina Faso
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.87
Elevation M:352
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Postal Code Type:GMT

Karankasso is a village in southwestern Burkina Faso along a main road 45 kilometres away from Bobo-Dioulasso. Reports on malaria in young children have been carried out in Karankasso showing a large difference in infection rates between wet and dry seasons.[2] Karankasso is the largest community home to the Sambla people, it has a health center but healthcare has been reported to be poor in Karankasso. In 1993, 25 people died of measles in Karankasso. Karankasso's population does not have access to electricity, phone lines or education, so many people use radios instead. Karankasso's people mainly use bicycles or bush-taxis for transportation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karankasso · Burkina Faso.
  2. Book: Mouchet. Jean. Biodiversity of Malaria in the World. Carnevale. Pierre. Manguin. Sylvie. 2008. John Libbey Eurotext. en.