Ouagadougou
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Ouagadougou | |
Map of Burkina Faso; Ouagadougou is represented by the star. | |
Country | Burkina Faso |
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History | |
Settled | 15th century |
Area | |
- City | n/a km² |
- Metro | 219.3 km² |
Population | |
- City (2000) | 960,116 |
- Metro | 1,200,000 |
- Metro Density | 6,249/km² |
Website: www.mairie-ouaga.bf |
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso. It is also the country's biggest city. In Ouagadougou, people mainly make clothing and food. Ouagadougou's mayor is chosen every five years. Since Ouagadougou is near the Equator, it is always warm. In Ouagadougou, people speak French. Ouagadougou is one of the poorest countries in Africa. Almost 70% of it's people can not read or write[1] but the city has ten universities. People like to play football the most.
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