Ouagadougou

Summary

Ouagadougou is a big city^[1]. Ouagadougou draws 1,600 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #59 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ouagadougou was a member of Creative Cities Network^[3].
• Ouagadougou is located in Ouagadougou Department^[4].
• Ouagadougou is in the country of Burkina Faso^[5].
• Ouagadougou's head of government is recorded as Armand Béouindé^[6].
• Ouagadougou's image is recorded as Monument aux héros nationaux - Ouagadougou - 2024.jpg^[7].
• Ouagadougou's continent is recorded as Africa^[8].
• Ouagadougou's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Ouagadougou's instance of is recorded as locality^[10].
• Ouagadougou's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity of a single country^[11].
• Ouagadougou's official language is recorded as French^[12].
• Ouagadougou's coat of arms image is recorded as New coat of arms ouaga.png^[13].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[14].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Miniato^[15].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turin^[16].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Grenoble^[17].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quebec City^[18].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bordeaux^[19].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Metropolis of Lyon^[20].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leuze-en-Hainaut^[21].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Briton Ferry^[22].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuwait City^[23].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Douala^[24].
• Ouagadougou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Loudun^[25].
• Ouagadougou's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141842699^[26].
• Ouagadougou's GND ID is recorded as 4044209-3^[27].

Body

Geography

Ouagadougou is in the country of Burkina Faso^[5]. Ouagadougou is located in Ouagadougou Department^[4]. Ouagadougou's continent is recorded as Africa^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Ouagadougou's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+219300000'}^[28]. Ouagadougou's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+305'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1626950'}^[30], {'amount': '+1475223'}^[31], {'amount': '+2453496'}^[32], {'amount': '+709736'}^[33], {'amount': '+441514'}^[34], and {'amount': '+172661'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[9], locality^[10], and administrative territorial entity of a single country^[11].

History and Context

+1050-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ouagadougou^[36].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ouagadougou include Ouagadougou Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Burkina Faso^[39] and Ouagadougou Accords^[40].

Why It Matters

Ouagadougou draws 1,600 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #59 of 300).^[2] Ouagadougou has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Ouagadougou is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Ouagadougou include Ouagadougou Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Burkina Faso^[39] and Ouagadougou Accords^[40].