Pokarana
Pokarana is a village in Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso and has about 801 residents. Pokarana is situated nearby to the hamlet Lakaré, as well as near the village Nimbira.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loropéni.
Loropéni
Town
Photo: RikSchuiling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loropéni is a market town in southern Burkina Faso, lying about 40 kilometres west of Gaoua. Nearby are the medieval stone ruins of Loropéni, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009. Loropéni is situated 9 km southwest of Pokarana.
Pokarana
- Type: Village with 801 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Sud-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
10.33333° or 10° 20′ northLongitude
-3.45° or 3° 27′ westPopulation
801Elevation
320 metres (1,050 feet)Open location code
7C2R8HM2+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 903025105OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2356403
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In Other Languages
“Pokarana” goes by many names.
- French: “Pokarana”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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