Bissa

Bissa is a village in the Sabce Department of in northern-central . The village was relocated between 2011 and 2013 to allow for the construction of the Bissa gold mine.
  • Locality with 1,620 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 325 metres (1,066 feet)
  • …is also known as “Bissa, Bam”
  • Description: village in Sabce Department, Bam Province, Burkina Faso

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sabcé and Rounou.
Sabce is a town in the Sabce Department of in northern-central . is situated 3½ km northwest of Bissa.
is a village in the Sabce Department of in northern-central . is situated 5 km northwest of Bissa.
is a village in the Sabce Department of in northern-central . is situated 6 km southwest of Bissa.

Bissa

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Latitude
13.17784° or 13° 10′ 40″ north
Longitude
-1.50364° or 1° 30′ 13″ west
Open location code
7C5W5FHW+4G
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Uzbek—“Bissa” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Бисиа”
  • Cebuano: “Bissia”
  • Dutch: “Bissa, Bam”
  • French: “Bissa”
  • Persian: “بیسا (سابسه)”
  • Persian: “بیسا”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بیسا (سابسه)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بیسا”
  • Swedish: “Bissia”
  • Uzbek: “Bissa (Bam)”
  • Uzbek: “Bissa”

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