Léo, Burkina Faso
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Léo is a town
located in the province of Sissili
in Burkina Faso
. It is the capital of Sissili Province. The main ethnic group are the Gurunsi
.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
located in the province of Sissili
Sissili
Sissili is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region.Its capital is Léo.Sissili is divided into 7 departments:*Bieha*Boura*Leo*Nebielianayou*Niabouri*Silly*ToSee also:*Regions of Burkina Faso...
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...
. It is the capital of Sissili Province. The main ethnic group are the Gurunsi
Gurunsi
The Gurunsi are a set of ethnic groups inhabiting northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso.-Pre-Colonial History and Origins:Oral traditions of the Gurunsi hold that they originated from the western Sudan near Lake Chad. While it is unknown when the migration occurred, it is believed that the...
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