Ziniaré
| Ziniaré | |||
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| Status: | commune urbaine | ||
| Region: | Central Plateau | ||
| Province: | Oubritenga | ||
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| Residents: | 62,026 | ||
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| Structure: | 5 sectors / 48 villages | ||
| Mayor: | Joanny Kabré | ||
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Ziniaré is both a commune ( French commune urbaine ) and a department encompassing the same area in the West African state of Burkina Faso , about 35 km northeast of the capital Ouagadougou , and has 62,026 inhabitants in the five sectors of the capital and another 48 villages. Ziniaré is the capital of the Plateau Central region and the province of Oubritenga .
The first market on the central plateau, mainly inhabited by Mossi, took place in Ziniaré .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Preliminary results of the 2006 census (PDF; 3.3 MB)
Departments / municipalities in the province of Oubritenga
Coordinates: 12 ° 35 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ W