Kourtiagou Reserve is a partial reserve in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

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Established in 1957 it is located in Tapoa Province

Tapoa Province

Tapoa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Est Region.Its capital is Diapaga.Tapoa is divided into 8 departments:*Bottou*Diapaga*Kantchari*Logobou*Namounou*Partiaga*Tambaga*Tansarga-See also:*Regions of Burkina Faso...

 and covers an area of 510 km². Its name stems from the river Kourtiagou which is the western border of the reserve. In the East it is divided from the W National Park

W National Park

The W National Park is a major national park in West Africa around a meander in the River Niger shaped like a "W". The park includes areas of the three countries Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso, and is governed by the three governments...

by the road R7 from Tansarga to Banikoara. The southern border is the national border to Benin.