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]
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
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]