Niangoloko
| Niangoloko | |||
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| Status: | commune urbaine | ||
| Region: | Cascades | ||
| Province: | Comoé | ||
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| Residents: | 51,345 | ||
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| Structure: | 9 sectors | ||
| Mayor: | Draman Soulama | ||
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Niangoloko is a small town of 51,345 inhabitants and the capital of the department of the same name in the province of Comoé in Burkina Faso . It is located near the border with Ivory Coast on the road to Banfora . There are some nature reserves south of Niangoloko: the Forêt Classée de Niangoloko and the Forêt Classée et Réserve Partielle de Faune de la Comoé Léraba .
Niangoloko was sung about by the Ivorian musician Daouda in the piece Salsa de Niangoloko .
See also
literature
- Mamadou Goita: Communalization et gestion de territoire: une incursion dans la commune de Niangoloko au Burkina Faso . In: Marc Totté, Tarik Dahou, René Billaz (eds.): La Décentralization en Afrique de l'Ouest. Entre politique et développement . Karthala, Paris 2003, ISBN 2845863985
Individual evidence
- ↑ Preliminary results of the 2006 census (PDF; 3.3 MB)
Departments / communes in the province of Comoé
Banfora | Bérégadougou | Mangodara | Moussodougou | Niangoloko | Ouo | Sidéradougou | Soubakaniédougou | Tiéfora
Coordinates: 10 ° 17 ′ N , 4 ° 55 ′ W