Fun fact 1 about Ouagadougou
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Ouagadougou was founded possibly as early as 1050 by the Soninke Wangara diaspora from the Ghana Empire.
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
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Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso
Country
Burkina Faso
Population
2.4M
Coordinates
12.36, -1.53
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.
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