Tanwaka
Tanwaka | |
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Tanwaka Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 12°9′N 0°45′W / 12.150°N 0.750°W | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Region | Plateau-Central Region |
| Province | Ganzourgou |
| Department | Boudry Department |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,844 |
Tanwaka is a town in the Boudry Department of Ganzourgou Province in central Burkina Faso.[1]
Geography
The terrain around Tanwaka is flat. The highest point in the area is 361 metres (1,150 ft) above sea level and is 2.3 km (1.4 mi) west of Tanwaka. The nearest larger town is Mogtédo, 17.7 km (11 mi) northwest of Tanwaka.
Climate
The average temperature is 28 °C. The warmest month is April, at 33 °C, and the coolest is August, at 24 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1,055 millimeters (42 in). The wettest month is August, at 297 millimeters (11 in), and the driest is December, at 1 millimeter (0.4 in)
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1985[2] | 1,926 | — |
| 2006[3] | 908 | −52.9% |
| 2019[4] | 1,844 | +103.1% |
References
- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2008-12-04 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. 73–81.
- ^ "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. 289–297.