Falagountou
| Falagountou | |||
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| Status: |
department, commune rurale |
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| Region: | Sahel | ||
| Province: | Séno | ||
| Surface: | 603 km² | ||
| Residents: | 26,047 | ||
| Population density: | 43.20 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Structure: | 13 villages | ||
| Mayor: | Moussa Oumarou Maïga | ||
| Prefect: | Hamidou Dicko | ||
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Falagountou is both a municipality ( French commune rurale ) and a department encompassing the same area in the West African state of Burkina Faso in the Sahel region and the province of Séno . The community has 26,047 residents in 13 villages, the majority of whom are Songhai . At Falagountou the Féléol flows into the Gorouol .
According to legend, Bamoye is the founder of Falagountou. He is said to have been an invincible warrior who fought against the Tuareg . His grave can be visited in Falagountou.
Individual evidence
- ↑ INSD statistics collection for the Sahel region (PDF; 459 kB)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Administrative structure of the Province of Séno ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Local election results ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 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.
- ↑ Council of Ministers, October 10, 2007 ( Memento of the original of August 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Le Pays , June 21, 2004 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Departments / communes in the province of Séno
Coordinates: 14 ° 22 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ E