Kouka, Banwa

Kouka
Location within Burkina Faso
Kouka
Location within Burkina Faso, West Africa
Coordinates: 11°54′N 4°20′W / 11.900°N 4.333°W / 11.900; -4.333
Country Burkina Faso
RegionBoucle du Mouhoun
ProvinceBanwa
DepartmentKouka
Elevation
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2019 census)
 • Total
17,286
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Kouka (also, Kuko, Kouko, and Kouba) is the capital of the Kouka Department in Banwa Province in Burkina Faso.[1] The Bobo-Oule-inhabited town was besieged for 3 months by Ousman-Oule, grandson of Sekou Watara, and incorporated into the Kong Empire in the early 18th century.[2]

11°54′N 4°20′W / 11.900°N 4.333°W / 11.900; -4.333

Population
YearPop.±%
1985[3] 8,599—    
2006[4] 12,878+49.8%
2019[5] 17,286+34.2%

References

  1. ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived January 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Tauxier, Louis (2003). Bernus, Edmond (ed.). Les états de Kong. Paris: Karthala Editions. p. 43.
  3. ^ "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. 128–142.
  4. ^ "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
  5. ^ Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 12–16.