Niou Department Explained
| Niou |
| Settlement Type: | Department |
| Mapsize: | 350px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Burkina Faso |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kourwéogo Province |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 1996 |
| Population Total: | 26,977 |
| Timezone: | GMT 0 |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
Niou is a department or commune of Kourwéogo Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Niou. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 26,977.[1]
Towns and villages
- Niou (1 793 inhabitants) (capital)
- Belé (371 inhabitants)
- Garga (933 inhabitants)
- Gasgo (380 inhabitants)
- Goabga (2 041 inhabitants)
- Kouka (1 479 inhabitants)
- Koukin (2 472 inhabitants)
- Mouni (1 750 inhabitants)
- Nabzinigma (320 inhabitants)
- Napalgué (2 789 inhabitants)
- Niapa (543 inhabitants)
- Niou-yarcé (635 inhabitants)
- Raongo (1 186 inhabitants)
- Sakouli (1 530 inhabitants)
- Sondogtenga (620 inhabitants)
- Sourou (1 161 inhabitants)
- Tamsé (900 inhabitants)
- Tanghin (1 886 inhabitants)
- Tangseghin (1 151 inhabitants)
- Wa (1 457 inhabitants)
- Zeguedeghin (1 580 inhabitants)
Notes and References
- http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/bm.htm Burkinabé government inforoute communale
