Koudougou

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Koudougou is a major city in central Burkina Faso known as an important commercial and transportation hub.

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Label Occurrences
Koudougou canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune
administrativeStatus urban commune
capitalOf Boulkiemdé Province
climate tropical savanna climate
continent Africa
country Burkina Faso
countrySubdivisionType province capital
currency West African CFA franc
demographicGroup predominantly Mossi people
distanceFromOuagadougou_km approximately 75
elevation_m approximately 300
governingBody municipal council
hasEducationalInstitution Université de Koudougou
surface form: Université Norbert Zongo
hasFacility bus station
railway station
regional hospital
hasMarket central market
hasNearbyAgriculturalActivity cereal farming
cotton cultivation
hasRailConnectionTo Bobo-Dioulasso
Ouagadougou
hasUniversity Université de Koudougou
KöppenClimateClassification Aw
languageSpoken Mossi
leaderTitle mayor
locatedIn Boulkiemdé Province
locatedInRegion Centre-Ouest Region
locatedWestOf Ouagadougou
notableIndustry food processing
textiles
officialLanguage French
populationRankInBurkinaFaso 3
postalCode 06 BP (regional format)
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
small-scale industry
trade
religionPracticed Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
roadConnection National Highway 1
surface form: National Highway N1
roadNetworkRole node on east–west routes in Burkina Faso
thirdLargestCityIn Burkina Faso
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
UTC+0
transportRole commercial hub
transportation hub

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burkina Faso hasMajorCity Koudougou
Viry-Châtillon hasTwinTown Koudougou