Saponé, Burkina Faso Explained

Official Name:Saponé
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:Bazèga Province
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Saponé Department
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:21148
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:12.0528°N -1.6036°W
Elevation M:306

Saponé is a town in the Saponé Department of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 21,148 and is the capital of Saponé Department and is located approximately 40 kilometres south of Ouagadougou.[2]

Geography

The nearest towns and villages include Kologonaba (0.8 nm), Ouidi (0.7 nm), Nabitenga (1.3 nm), Bonogo (1.4 nm), Tanlilli (1.4 nm), Goden (1.7 nm) and Sakpelse (1.0 nm).this is a little ville

Sister city

Economy

The economy is dominated by cotton production. The harvest takes place in October and November, at which time buyers arrive by truck to take the crop to market.[3] The town also has a fruit plantation.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Gazetteer. dead. https://archive.today/20130111131816/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-31&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan. 11 January 2013.
  2. http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/centre_sud.htm Burkinabé government inforoute communale
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5213562.stm Burkina's white gold fails to deliver wealth
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=mllZm3CChGIC&pg=PA316&dq=Sapon%C3%A9+burkina+faso&sig=VhvVtjq3lrIcnxzazGMquxTz2j8 National Research Council (U.S.)