Gourcy
| Gourcy | |||
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| Status: | commune urbaine | ||
| Region: | North | ||
| Province: | Zondoma | ||
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| Residents: | 80,689 | ||
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| Structure: | 5 sectors / 38 villages | ||
| Mayor: | Dominique Ouédraogo | ||
| Prefect: | Boureima Tiendrébéogo | ||
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Gourcy is a city (commune urbaine) and a department encompassing the same area in the northern region and capital of the province of Zondoma in the West African state of Burkina Faso . With the 38 villages belonging to the area and the main town divided into five sectors, Gourcy has 80,689 inhabitants. It is mainly populated by Mossi . Gourcy is located on the highway from Ouagadougou to Mali and its inhabitants live mainly from agriculture.
Gourcy was the capital of the historical Yatenga Empire .
See also
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)
- ↑ Council of Ministers, July 26, 2006 ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 13 ° 12 ′ N , 2 ° 21 ′ W