Sankara, Burkina Faso
Sankara | |
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Interactive map of Sankara | |
| Coordinates: 10°25′27″N 4°37′01″W / 10.42417°N 4.61694°W | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Region | Cascades Region |
| Province | Comoé Province |
| Department | Tiéfora Department |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 2,032 |
Sankara is a village in the Tiéfora Department of Comoé Province in south-western Burkina Faso.[1] This village would be named in memory of Thomas Sankara, Military, revolutionary and President of Burkina Faso.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1985[2] | 1,630 | — |
| 2006[3] | 1,137 | −30.2% |
| 2019[4] | 2,032 | +78.7% |
References
- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 3 March 2016 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. 62–72.
- ^ "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. 49–56.