Koupéla

Koupéla
Status:	commune urbaine , department
Region:	Center-Est
Province:	Kouritenga
Residents:	58,632 (2006)
Prefect:	Sosthène Tapsoba
location
Koupéla  Burkina Faso
12 ° 11 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 12 ° 11 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  W

Koupéla is a city and a department in Burkina Faso , capital of the province of Kouritenga in the Center-Est region . The population consists mainly of Mossi .

Koupéla Cathedral

In Koupéla, the national road that connects Ouagadougou with Niger meets the one that leads to Togo .

The city is the seat of the Archdiocese of Koupéla . The local sports club AS Koupéla played during the 2008/09 season as a promoted player in the country's top football league.

See also

• List of cities in Burkina Faso

Web links

Commons : Koupéla  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Monograph Koupélas (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2006 census ( Memento from December 15, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 92 kB).
2. ↑ 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.