Bourzanga
Bourzanga | |
|---|---|
Bourzanga Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 13°40′41″N 1°32′46″W / 13.67806°N 1.54611°W | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Region | Centre-Nord Region |
| Province | Bam Province |
| Department | Bourzanga Department |
| Population (2019 census) | |
• Total | 27,213 |
Bourzanga is the capital of the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso.[1] The town contains an ancient necropolis that was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 9, 1996, due to its purported universal cultural importance.[2]
Attacks have been common in Bourzanga in recent years.[3] In 2022, all travel to Bourzanga had to be suspended due to armed militant activity.[4] In August 2024, the town was attacked by JNIM, which left at least 600 people dead.
Necropolis complex
Bourzanga's necropolis complex contains two sites, each belonging to a different population group. The first consists of Dogon jar-coffins that contains the remnants of a wide variety of ceramics and pottery. The second is the Kurumba royal necropolis with 109 stelae, up to 1.51 m high.[2]
In 2009, the site had an estimated total of 1000 visitors, and it had generated approximately $94,000 in revenue.[5]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1985[6] | 4,379 | — |
| 2006[7] | 7,235 | +65.2% |
| 2019[8] | 27,213 | +276.1% |
References
- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2007-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Les nécropoles de Bourzanga - UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Accessed on 2009-04-21
- ^ "Insurgents Hit Burkina Faso Again". Voice of America. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ Fides, Agenzia. "AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Insecurity affects the living conditions of the local population and internally displaced persons - Agenzia Fides". www.fides.org. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
- ^ "Economic Impact Global Heritage Tourism Revenues in Developing and Emerging Countries and Region" (PDF). Global Heritage Fund.
- ^ "RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION - 1985 • Structure par âge et sexe des villages du Burkina Faso DEUXIEME EDITION" (PDF). MINISTERE DU PLAN ET DE LA COOPERATION; INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE; DIRECTION DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE. 1985. pp. 2–12.
- ^ "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
- ^ Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 106–115.