Liptougou
Liptougou | |
|---|---|
Liptougou Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 13°10′44″N 0°19′20″E / 13.17889°N 0.32222°E | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Region | Est Region |
| Province | Gnagna Province |
| Department | Liptougou Department |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 3,970 |
Liptougou is the capital of the Liptougou Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso.[1]
Geography
Liptougou is located 55 km east of Bogandé, the provincial capital. It is on the right bank of the Faga River, on which the Liptougou embankment dam was built.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1985[2] | 7,874 | — |
| 2006[3] | 3,332 | −57.7% |
| 2019[4] | 3,970 | +19.1% |
Health and education
Liptougou hosts a health and social promotion center (CSPS).
References
- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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. 82–91.
- ^ "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. 194–205.