Fada N'Gourma
Fada N'Gourma | |||
Status: | commune rurale , department | ||
Region: | Est | ||
Province: | Gourma | ||
Residents: | 124,577 (2006) | ||
Structure: | 11 sectors / 33 villages | ||
Mayor: | Moumouni Kocty | ||
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12 ° 3 ' N , 0 ° 22' E |
Fada N'Gourma is a city (commune urbaine) and a department covering the same area in the east of the West African state of Burkina Faso on the road from Ouagadougou to Niamey . It is the capital of the Est region and the province of Gourma and the seat of the King of Gourmantché . The area has 124,577 inhabitants in the main town, which is divided into eleven sectors, and the 33 associated villages.
Fada N'Gourma is a lively small town with several government offices and a hospital, a large central market and a bus station. To the south are nature reserves and hunting zones.
Fada N'Gourma was founded by Diaba Lompo under the name Bingo and later also known under the name Nungu . Yendabri made it his capital. A baobab near the royal court is said to bear the hoof prints of the horse on which Yendabri is said to have ridden to heaven.
Culture
- The FESDIG (Festival au Dilembu Gulmu) is a cultural festival for seven years in the village Tiantiaka in the east of Burkina Faso, 27 km from Fada N'Gourma takes place. The aim of the festival is to improve the socio-economic conditions in the Tiantiaca area by drawing on its cultural, artistic and agricultural potential. The initiator of FESDIG is the ATCD (Association Todiyaba pour la Culture et le Développment) based in Fada N'Gourma.
- Since 2003 there has been an annual festival of Fulbe culture under the name Finatawa .
religion
Fada N'Gourma is the seat of the diocese of Fada N'Gourma .
Town twinning
City partnerships exist with Ettlingen (Germany), Épernay (France) and Middelkerke (Belgium).
Personalities
- Souleymane Ly (1919–1994), educator and politician in Niger
- Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré (* 1933), Roman Catholic Bishop of Fada N'Gourma
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Climate table
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Fada N'Gourma
Source: wetterkontor.de
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See also
Web links
- Petite Academie - Gourmantché ( Memento of September 10, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Dilembu au Gulmu Festival
- Fada N'Gourma - ça bouge: Portal to Fada N'Gourma
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2006 census ( Memento from December 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 92 kB).
- ↑ http://www.fesdig.com/fr/