Niangoloko
Encyclopedia
Niangoloko is a town and seat of the Niangoloko Department
in southwestern Burkina Faso
. It is near the city of Bobo-Dioulasso
and the border with Côte d'Ivoire
. The town has a population of 16,175.
-Niger
railway. It is also connected to Banfora via regular bush taxi service.
Niangoloko Department
Niangoloko is a department or commune of Comoé Province in southern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Niangoloko. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 45,971.-Towns and villages:...
in southwestern 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 near the city of Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso is a city with a population of about 435,543 , the second largest city in Burkina Faso, Africa, after Ouagadougou, the nation's capital. The name means literally, "home of the Jula who speak Bobo," and is possibly a creation of the French who misunderstood the identity complexities...
and the border with Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
. The town has a population of 16,175.
Transport
The town is served by a station on the AbidjanAbidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
-Niger
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
railway. It is also connected to Banfora via regular bush taxi service.