🌆 Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso · Africa · 12.37°N, 1.53°W

Ouagadougou or Wagadugu is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It had 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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Country	Burkina Faso
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	12.37°N, 1.53°W · view on map

Ouagadougou is in Burkina Faso, a country in Africa. For the living forecast here, open World Weather; Ouagadougou’s population and history are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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