Kudugu

Kudugu
	City
Kudugu
	fr. Koudougou
	Coat of arms
A country	Burkina Faso
Region	West Central Region
Provinces	Bulkimde
History and Geography
Center height	282 m
Timezone	UTC + 0
Population
Population	93 165 people ( 2013 )

Kudugu ( fr. Koudougou ) is a city and urban community in Burkina Faso .

Content

1 Geography
2 Climate
3 Economics and transport
4 population
5 Famous Natives
6 Partner Cities
7 Gallery
8 Notes

Geography

The city of Kudugu is located in the central part of Burkina Faso, 75 kilometers west of the country's capital, Ouagadougou . It is the main city of the West-Central region and the province of Bulkimde . Administratively, the city is divided into 10 sectors. The current mayor is Nusele Kafango. In 2005, a university was opened here.

Climate

Climate Kudugu
Indicator	Jan	Feb	March	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average maximum, ° C	34.1	36.7	38.9	39.3	37.8	34.7	32,3	31.3	32,5	35.8	36,4	34.1	35,4
Average temperature, ° C	25.3	27.6	30.7	32,0	31,4	29.0	27,2	26,4	27.0	28.8	26.5	25.0	28,2
Average minimum ° C	16.5	18,4	22.5	24.8	25.0	23,2	22.1	21.5	21.6	21.7	18.6	16,0	21.0
Precipitation rate, mm	0.7	1.9	5.8	27.8	67.4	105.1	170.0	226.0	150.3	43.0	3,1	1,5	802.6
Source: [1] , [2]

Economics and Transport

The basis of the Kudugu economy is agriculture. The city also has small enterprises in the textile, cotton processing and food industries. A railroad runs through the city, connecting Abidjan and Ouagadougou. In addition, roads No. 13, No. 14 and No. 21 pass through Kuduga. Ouagadougou International Airport is located 41 km southeast of the center of Kudugu; It takes regular flights from many major cities in West Africa, as well as from Paris and Brussels .

Population

According to 2013 data, the population of the city was 93,165 people ^[2] . The urban community totals 131,825 people (as of 2006 ) and is populated mainly by representatives of the peoples of the Grusi and Mosi ^[3] .

The dynamics of the population of the city by years:


1985	1996	2005	2006	2013
51 529	72,490	91,444	82 720	93 165

Famous Natives

Maurice Yameogo - First President of Upper Volta
Terzius Zongo is the current prime minister of Burkina Faso.
Patrick Zundi - footballer of the national team of Burkina Faso , participant of the African Cup of Nations 2004 and 2010 .

Partner Cities

Melsungen , Germany ^[4]
Dreux , France ^[5]
Todi , Italy

Gallery

Big market
Kudugu Station

Notes

↑ Koudougou, Burkina Faso Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 1, 2014.
↑ Koudougou . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 7, 2013. Archived February 12, 2013.
↑ Resultats préliminaires du recensement de 2006 (unopened) (link not available) . Date of treatment October 4, 2014. Archived July 21, 2015.
↑ Partnerschaften. Koudougou (German)
↑ Jumelage. Koudougou - Burkinafaso (1972) (French)

[fallingrain-1] Koudougou, Burkina Faso Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 1, 2014.

[2] Koudougou . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 7, 2013. Archived February 12, 2013.

[3] Resultats préliminaires du recensement de 2006 (unopened) (link not available) . Date of treatment October 4, 2014. Archived July 21, 2015.

[4] Partnerschaften. Koudougou (German)

[5] Jumelage. Koudougou - Burkinafaso (1972) (French)