Bourzanga

Bourzanga is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Bourzanga Department and has a population of 7,088.[1] The town contains an ancient necropolis that was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 9, 1996, due to its purported universal cultural importance.[2]

Bourzanga
Bourzanga
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 13°40′41″N 1°32′46″W
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Nord Region
ProvinceBam Province
DepartmentBourzanga Department
Population
 • Total7,088

References
  1. Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived March 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Les nécropoles de Bourzanga - UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Accessed on 2009-04-21


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