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Fada N'gourma
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name | Fada N'gourma |
| native_name | Noungu | |
| settlement_type | City | |
| total_type | ||
| motto | ||
| image_skyline | Fada N Gourma.JPG | |
| imagesize | 250px | |
| image_caption | Entrance to the market in Fada N'Gourma | |
| pushpin_map | Burkina Faso | |
| pushpin_label_position | ||
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within Burkina Faso | |
| pushpin_mapsize | 300 | |
| <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | ||
| subdivision_type1 | Region | |
| subdivision_name1 | Est Region | |
| subdivision_type2 | Province | |
| subdivision_name2 | Gourma Province | |
| subdivision_type3 | Department | |
| subdivision_name3 | Fada N'Gourma Department | |
| subdivision_name4 | ||
| parts_style | ||
| parts | ||
| p2 | ||
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| leader_name | Yendifimba Jean Claude LOUARI | |
| leader_title1 | ||
| established_title | ||
| established_title1 | ||
| established_title2 | Incorporated | |
| established_date2 | 1970 | |
| named_for | ||
| area_magnitude | ||
| unit_pref | ||
| area_total_km2 | 36 | |
| area_land_km2 | ||
| area_total_dunam | ||
| area_blank1_sq_mi | ||
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- | |
| elevation_m | 294 | |
| elevation_min_ft | ||
| population_as_of | 2019 census | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 73200 | |
| population_density_km2 | ||
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | ||
| timezone | GMT | |
| utc_offset | +0 | |
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| <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type |
Default is list if up to 5 items, coll if more than 5-- Fada N'gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu, is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying 219 km east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area. It is the capital of the Est Region and Gourma Province, and is also the seat of the king of the Gurma and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fada N'Gourma.
It is primarily known for its blanket and carpet manufacturing as well as honey production.
Etymology
In Hausa, Fada N'gourma means "residence of the chief of Gourma", or "place where one pays the tax".
History
The town was founded by Diaba Lompo as Bingo at the beginning of the 13th century. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was the capital of a Gourmantché state that frequently warred with the Songhai Empire. The French arrived at the town in January 1895 and the local Gurma ruler accepted French protection.
Climate
Fada N'gourma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw).
|Jan record high C = 41.0 |Feb record high C = 44.4 |Mar record high C = 44.1 |Apr record high C = 45.2 |May record high C = 44.4 |Jun record high C = 41.4 |Jul record high C = 39.4 |Aug record high C = 37.0 |Sep record high C = 38.8 |Oct record high C = 41.8 |Nov record high C = 42.0 |Dec record high C = 40.4 |year record high C = 45.2
|Jan record low C = 10.7 |Feb record low C = 11.4 |Mar record low C = 15.8 |Apr record low C = 17.5 |May record low C = 13.5 |Jun record low C = 15.0 |Jul record low C = 17.0 |Aug record low C = 18.5 |Sep record low C = 18.0 |Oct record low C = 15.2 |Nov record low C = 11.8 |Dec record low C = 8.4 |year record low C = 8.4
|access-date = January 4, 2024}} Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) | access-date = 13 June 2016}} | access-date = 13 June 2016}}
Health
The city features both state and private health facilities. The city is the site of a Regional Hospital Center, the reference hospital for the East region.
International relations
Organizations
The following international organizations have offices in Fada N'gourma:
- Action Against Hunger
- Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation
- Initiative: Eau
- Îles de Paix
Sister cities
Fada N'Gourma is twinned with:
- FRA Épernay, France
- USA Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
- GHA Tamale, Ghana
Gallery
File:Fada N Gourma 2.JPG|Main street in Fada N'gourma File:Bienenstoecke Fada Bild1067.jpg|Beehives in Fada N'gourma File:Markt Fada NGourma MS 10181.jpg|Market in Fada N'gourma
Notes
References
References
- Mednick, Sam. (April 27, 2021). "Two Spanish reporters, Irish activist killed in Burkina Faso". [[The Associated Press]].
- [https://www.citypopulation.de/en/burkinafaso/cities/ Citypopulation.de] Population of the major cities in Burkina Faso
- (2003). "Timbuktu And The Songhay Empire: Al Sa' Di's Ta' Rikh Al Sudan Down To 1613 And Other Contemporary Documents". Brill Academic.
- Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. {{ISBN. 978-0-8108-6770-3
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