Koudougou

{{Short description|City in the Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso}} {{Distinguish|Koundougou (department)}} {{For|the villages in Ivory Coast|Koudougou, Ivory Coast}} {{Infobox settlement   | name = Koudougou  | official_name = | other_name = | native_name = {{native name|mos|Kʋdgo}} | nickname = | settlement_type = City | total_type =  | motto =  | image_skyline = Grand marché de Koudougou.jpg | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = The ''Grand marché'' (Main Market) of Koudougou | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = Armoirie_kodougou_2.png | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | pushpin_map = Burkina Faso  | pushpin_label_position =  | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Burkina Faso, West Africa | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{BUR}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Centre-Ouest Region | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Boulkiemdé Province | subdivision_type3 = Department | subdivision_name3 = Koudougou Department | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 =  | seat_type = | seat = | parts_type = | parts_style =  | parts =  | p1 = | p2 =  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 =  | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title =  | established_date = | established_title1 =  | established_date1 = | established_title2 =  | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | founder = | named_for =  | area_magnitude =  | unit_pref =  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 =  | area_land_km2 =  | area_water_km2 = | area_total_dunam =  | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi =  | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = 282 | elevation_ft = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft =  | population_as_of = 2019 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 160239 | population_density_km2 =  | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  | timezone = GMT | utc_offset = +0 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coor_type =  | coordinates = {{coord|12|15|N|2|22|W|region:BF|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | area_code = +226 50 | twin1 = | twin1_country = | twin2 = | twin2_country = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Koudougou''' ({{langx|mos|Kʋdgo}}) is a city in Burkina Faso's Boulkiemdé Province. It is located {{convert|75|km}} west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. With a population of 160,239 (2019) it is the third most populous city in Burkina Faso after Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso, and is mainly inhabited by the Gurunsi and Mossi ethnic groups.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.insd.bf/Documents/Publications/INSD/Publications/Resultats_enquetes/Autres%20enq/Rapport_preliminaire_RGPH06.pdf |title=Resultats préliminaires du recensement de 2006 |access-date=2008-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721185435/http://www.insd.bf/Documents/Publications/INSD/Publications/Resultats_enquetes/Autres%20enq/Rapport_preliminaire_RGPH06.pdf |archive-date=2015-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Koudougou is situated on the only railway line in Burkina Faso and has some small industries, a market, a university and provincial government offices.

==Geography== left|thumb|alt=plan de koudougou|Location of Koudougou Situated on the Mossi Plateau, the city is {{convert|75|km}} west of Ouagadougou. In 1952 it was connected by rail to Ouagadougou and Abidjan. It is situated along the N13 road south of Sabou and north of Yako. The N21 road connects the city to Réo and the N14 connects it with Dédougou.

Although the city's administrative borders used to extend further, the city currently encompasses 15 surrounding villages.

==Economy== thumb|305px|right|Street in Koudougou thumb|305px|Ruins of the royal palace of the canton of Lalle thumb|right|305px|Koudougou's Market The economy of the city is dominated by agriculture with annual GDP for the city amounting to around 17.5 billion CFA (apx. $36 million).<ref name="web.archive.org">Site officiel [archive] de Koudougou., (French), https://web.archive.org/web/20110224011339/http://www.mairie-koudougou.net/</ref> The city has small industries such as a soap, shea butter, cotton and various textile factories. As of February 2007, the city had radio-television production and broadcasting installations for Tele-Yaka, a clothing recycling and manufacturing workshop, an experimental mango and green-leaf vegetable plantation, a metal forge for construction and maintenance of farming tools and implements, a metal waste-management and metal engineering workshop geared towards machine parts and motor components, an electronics repair shop and an open-air exhibition space for local sculptors.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} {| class="wikitable" border="1" |+ Distribution of economic activities by gender{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}} |- ! '''Type of Activity''' ! '''Men''' ! '''Women''' ! '''Together''' |- | Agriculture | 86,3% | 89,7% | 88,1% |- | Processing | 1,1 | 3,7 | 2,5 |- | Construction | 1,2 | 0,0 | 0,6 |- | Trade | 2,7 | 3,1 | 3,0 |- | Transportation and Telecommunications | 0,4 | 0,1 | 0,2 |- | Merchant Services | 3,8 | 1,4 | 2,5 |- | Other services | 4,4 | 2,0 | 3,1 |}

==Transportation== thumb|305px|right|Train station in Koudougou The city has a railroad station along the Abidjan – Ouagadougou Railway. As of June 2014 ''Sitarail'' operated a passenger train along the line three times a week in each direction.<ref>European Rail Timetable, Summer 2014 Edition, (journey time is 43 to 48 hours)</ref> Ouagadougou International Airport is approximately 141 km southeast of central Koudougou and as of June 2014 had regularly scheduled flights to most major cities in West Africa as well as Paris, Brussels and Istanbul.

==Education== Since 2005 the city is home to the University of Koudougou (there were around 5,600 students enrolled in 2010/2011)<ref>Government of France, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES ET EUROPEENNES, AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU BURKINA FASO, FICHE BURKINA FASO, (French)http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/pdf/BURKINA_18-5-11__2_.pdf</ref> and in 2012 a vocational school opened. Primary school enrollment in 2007-2008 was 79.2% and secondary school enrollment was 20.3%.<ref name="web.archive.org"/>

==Demographics== {{Historical populations |title = Population |align = centre |cols = 1 |footnote = |1985<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odsef.fss.ulaval.ca/sites/odsef.fss.ulaval.ca/files/fonds_gp/c-doc_081_odsef.pdf|title=RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION - 1985 • Structure par âge et sexe des villages du Burkina Faso DEUXIEME EDITION|last=|first=|date=1985|website= |publisher=MINISTERE DU PLAN ET DE LA COOPERATION; INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE; DIRECTION DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE|access-date=|pages=54–61}}</ref> |51926 |2006<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census |url=https://data.humdata.org/dataset/1cb97121-49c5-4591-b52f-9be243637edb/resource/0d8680f1-c651-429b-87c6-eb04e27c34dd/download/liste-des-villages-du-recensement-2006-burkina-faso.xls}}</ref> |88184 |2019<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.insd.bf/sites/default/files/2023-11/Fichier%20des%20localites%20RGPH%202019.pdf |title=Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH |date=June 2022 |publisher=Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso) |pages=142–149|language=French}}</ref> |160239 }} {{clear left}}

==Sports== The city has a few soccer clubs including ''l'Association des Jeunes Sportifs de Koudougou'' (AJSK), ''l'AS des Employés de Commerce de Koudougou'' (ASEC-K), ''le Bouloumpoukou FC'' (BPFC), ''le Bouloumpoukou Stade'' (BPS), ''l'Association des jeunes footballeurs'' (AJF), and ''le Jeunesse Club Boulkiemdé''. They all play at the Stade Balibiè.

== References == {{Reflist}}

== Further reading == Hilgers, M., ''Une ethnographie à l'échelle de la ville. Histoire et reconnaissance à Koudougou'', Karthala, Paris, 2009.

==External links== *{{wikivoyage inline|Koudougou}}

Category:Populated places in Boulkiemdé Province Category:Koudougou Department