Diapaga
| Diapaga | |||
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| Status: | commune rurale | ||
| Region: | Est | ||
| Province: | Tapoa | ||
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| Residents: | 32,260 | ||
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| Mayor: | Kandifini Coulidiati | ||
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Diapaga is the capital of the Tapoa province in the far east of Burkina Faso and is located on the N19 national road between Kantchari and Arly . The population consists mainly of gourmandché . Diapaga was founded in the middle of the 17th century by Haussa from Bornu . According to legend, they crossed the Niger on a giant python.
tourism
In the southeast of the city lies the cross-border National Park W , in the southwest the Arly National Park .
Town twinning
- La Gacilly , Morbihan department , France
Web links
Departments / municipalities in the Tapoa Province
Coordinates: 12 ° 5 ' N , 1 ° 47' E
Individual evidence
- ↑ Preliminary results of the 2006 census ( Memento of the original from July 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.3 MB)
