City Details: Ouagadougou
A few alternate names for Ouagadougou are: Huagadugu, OUA, Ouagadouga, Ouagadougou, Ouankantounkou, Ougadougou, Owagadugu, Uagadougou, Uagadugu, Uagaduguo
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It has a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais. The spelling of the name Ouagadougou is derived from the French orthography common in former French African colonies.
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Ouagadougou
General Information
- Official Name: Burkina Faso
- Common Name: Burkina Faso
- Population: 2415266
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.36566, -1.53388
- Country Code: BFA
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Ouagadougou
- 1. Ouagadougou Airport (OUA), distance from city center: 2.71 km
- 2. Tamale Airport (TML), distance from city center: 320.75 km
- 3. Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY), distance from city center: 332.69 km
Location of Ouagadougou
Country Details
- Country: Burkina Faso
- Official Name: Burkina Faso
- Capital: Ouagadougou
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Population: 20,903,278
- Area: 272,967 km²
- Languages: French
- Currency: West African CFA franc (Fr)
- Timezones: UTC
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Benin
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ghana
- Mali
- Niger
- Togo
Museums in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Museum
Musée de la Musique de Ouagadougou
Avenue de la Grande Chancellerie, Ouagadougou, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 12.3736° N, 1.5167° W
Museum
West African Museum Program
Avenue President Saye Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Kadiogo, Centre, Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 12.3689° N, 1.5117° W