Loropéni

Status:

commune rurale

Region:

Sud-Ouest

Province:

Poni

Surface:

Residents:

45.297

Population density:

Structure:

Mayor:

Jacob Siéhoué Hien

Prefect:

location

Loropéni

Loropéni is both a municipality ( French commune rurale ) and a department encompassing the same area in the West African state of Burkina Faso in the Sud-Ouest region and the Poni province . The community has 45,297 inhabitants.

In June 2009, the ruins of Loropéni , part of a former system of fortifications to protect the Trans-Saharan gold trade, became the first property in the country to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List .

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) @1@ 2

^ The Ruins of Loropéni , description by the UNESCO World Heritage Center

10.3 -3.5333333333333Coordinates: 10 ° 18 ′ N , 3 ° 32 ′ W

[1] 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) @1@ 2

[2] The Ruins of Loropéni , description by the UNESCO World Heritage Center