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Garango

Garango is a city located in Boulgou Province of Burkina Faso, founded by a great BISSA hunter-warrior called BARSO. The main ethnic group is the Bissa.

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Garango
City
Garango
Location within Burkina Faso, West Africa
Coordinates: 11°48′N 0°33′W / 11.800°N 0.550°W / 11.800; -0.550
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Est Region
ProvinceBoulgou Province
DepartmentGarango Department
Elevation
238 m (781 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
40,404
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Garango is a city located in Boulgou Province of Burkina Faso, founded by a great BISSA hunter-warrior called BARSO. The main ethnic group is the Bissa.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Garango is twinned with:1

Population
YearPop.±%
19852 21,987—    
20063 35,015+59.3%
20194 40,404+15.4%
References

References

  1. "Jumelage Laval-Garango" (in French). Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  2. "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. 38–53.
  3. "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
  4. Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 75–86.