Burkina Faso
Centre Region
Kadiogo Province

Guensen

Guensen is a locality in , . Guensen is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Embassy of the United States.

Government office
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Relations between and the are good, but has been subject to strains in the past because of the Compaoré government's past involvement in arms trading and other sanctions-breaking activity. is situated 3½ km west of Guensen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saaba and Ouagadougou.

Town
is a town in the Boussouma Department of in south-eastern . As of 2005, the town has a population of 2511. is situated 9 km northeast of Guensen.

Photo: Sputniktilt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and the nation's cultural and economic centre. Its name is informally shortened to Ouaga.

Guensen

Latitude
12.3075° or 12° 18′ 27″ north
Longitude
-1.46611° or 1° 27′ 58″ west
Elevation
299 metres (981 feet)
Open location code
7C4W8G5M+2H
Geo­Names ID
2570196
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ouagadougou Airport and University of Ouagadougou.

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