Sapouy | |
Pushpin Map: | Burkina Faso |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Elevation M: | 309 |
Population As Of: | 2019 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 26345 |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 11.5544°N -1.7736°W |
Sapouy is the capital of the province of Ziro in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Ziro Province. The town is on the N6 highway which connects the national capital, Ouagadougou and Léo, the capital of Sissili Province.
It was notably the site of the murder of investigative journalist Norbert Zongo in 1998.