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Saponé, Burkina Faso

Coordinates: 12°3′10″N 1°36′13″W / 12.05278°N 1.60361°W / 12.05278; -1.60361
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Saponé
Saponé is located in Burkina Faso
Saponé
Saponé
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 12°3′10″N 1°36′13″W / 12.05278°N 1.60361°W / 12.05278; -1.60361
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Sud Region
ProvinceBazèga Province
DepartmentSaponé Department
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
21,148

Saponé is a town in the Saponé Department of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 21,148 and is the capital of Saponé Department and is located approximately 40 kilometres south of Ouagadougou.[2]

Geography

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The nearest towns and villages include Kologonaba (0.8 nm), Ouidi (0.7 nm), Nabitenga (1.3 nm), Bonogo (1.4 nm), Tanlilli (1.4 nm), Goden (1.7 nm) and Sakpelse (1.0 nm).this is a little ville

Sister city

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Economy

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The economy is dominated by cotton production. The harvest takes place in October and November, at which time buyers arrive by truck to take the crop to market.[3] The town also has a fruit plantation.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Burkina's white gold fails to deliver wealth, BBC News, 25 July 2006, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
  4. ^ National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science and Technology for International Development National Academies, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
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