Gursi ( Fr. Gourcy ) is a city and urban community in Burkina Faso .
| City | |
| Gursi | |
|---|---|
| fr. Gourcy | |
| A country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Northern region |
| Provinces | Probe |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 305 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 0 |
| Population | |
| Population | 31,799 people ( 2013 ) |
General Information
The city of Gursi is located in the northern part of the country, at an altitude of 305 m above sea level [1] . It is the main city located in the northern region of the province of Zondoma . In the city commune, consisting of 5 sectors and 38 villages adjacent to them, 80,689 people live (according to the 2006 census) [2] , mainly representatives of the Mosi people. The current mayor is Dominic Ouedraogo.
Gursi is located on the highway connecting Ouagadougou with the territory of Mali . The main occupation of local residents is agriculture. In the past, Gursi was the capital of the West African state of Yatenga .
Population
According to 2013 data, the population of the city was 31,799 people [3] .
The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 1985 | 1996 | 2005 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 401 | 16,317 | 20 583 | 24,240 | 31,799 |
Twin Cities
Olonne-sur-Mer, France
Notes
- ↑ Gourcy, Burkina Faso Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 8, 2013. Archived February 12, 2013.
- ↑ Vorläufige Ergebnisse des Zensus 2006 (PDF; 3.3 MB)
- ↑ Gourcy . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 8, 2013. Archived February 12, 2013.