Bourzanga
Bourzanga is the capital of the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. 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.- Type: Village with 6,590 residents
- Description: place in Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso
- Also known as: “Boulzanga” and “Bourzenga”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alga and Boulounga.
Alga
Village
Alga is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. Alga is situated 7 km south of Bourzanga.
Boulounga
Village
Boulounga is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. Boulounga is situated 8 km south of Bourzanga.
Bourzanga
- Categories: village of Burkina Faso and locality
- Location: Bam Province, Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
13.67397° or 13° 40′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.54634° or 1° 32′ 47″ westPopulation
6,590Elevation
331 metres (1,086 feet)Open location code
7C5WMFF3+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 902926635OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2361853Wikidata ID
Q4950372
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