Gaongo
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Gaongo is a town
in the Gaongo Department
of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso
. The town has a population of 2,181 and is the capital of Gaongo Department.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Gaongo Department
Gaongo Department
Gaongo is a department or commune of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Gaongo. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 23,751.-Towns and villages:...
of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. The town has a population of 2,181 and is the capital of Gaongo Department.