Bissa
Bissa is a village in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. 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.
Sabcé
Village
Sabce is a town in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. Sabcé is situated 3½ km northwest of Bissa.
Rounou
Village
Rounou is a village in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. Rounou is situated 5 km northwest of Bissa.
Goungla
Village
Goungla is a village in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. Goungla 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
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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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