Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
City
	Ouagadougou skyline
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	Nickname: Ouaga
	Ouagadougou Location within Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Ouagadougou (Africa)
	Coordinates: 12°22′N 1°32′W / 12.367°N 1.533°W
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Centre Region
Province	Kadiogo
Government
• Mayor	Armand Béouindé (since 2016)
Area
• City	219.3 km2 (84.7 sq mi)
• Metro	2,805 km2 (1,083 sq mi)
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Population (2015)
• City	2,200,000
• Density	6,727/km2 (17,420/sq mi)
• Metro	2,500,000
Time zone	UTC
Area code	+226
Climate	BSh
Website	www.mairie-ouaga.bf

Ouagadougou^[2] (/ˌwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/, is the capital of Burkina Faso.^[3] It is also the country's biggest city. In Ouagadougou, people mainly make clothing and food. Ouagadougou's mayor is chosen every five years. Ouagadougou is near the equator. It is always warm. In Ouagadougou, people speak French. Ouagadougou is one of the poorest cities in Africa. Almost 70% of its people can not read or write^[4] but the city has ten universities.

Economy

Informal trade is widespread in the streets.^[5]

Informal economy

Terrorism

Jihadist insurgents carried out major attacks in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Ouagadougou is twinned with following cities:

Quebec City, Canada Lyon, France^[6] Grenoble, France Turin, Italy Kumasi, Ghana	San Miniato, Italy Briton Ferry, Wales Leuze-en-Hainaut, Belgium Ankara, Turkey Kuwait City, Kuwait Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)^[7]^[8]