Douroula, Mouhoun Province, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso


🇧🇫 Douroula is a town in Burkina Faso. It is the county seat of Douroula Department in the province Mouhoun.

Near the town are ruins of a smelting furnace and evidence of ferrous metallurgy dating back to the 8th century BC. This is the oldest confirmed metallurgy site in Burkina Faso discovered to date. Because of this, on 5 July 2019, Douroula was inscribed along with other ancient metallurgy complexes Tiwêga, Yamané, Kindibo and Békuy on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Ancient Ferrous Metallurgy Sites of Burkina Faso.

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Douroula has a population of over 3,471 people. Douroula also forms part of the wider Mouhoun Province which has a population of over 391,325 people. Douroula is situated near Dédougou.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Douroula has links with:

🇫🇷 Besançon, France
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Antipodal to Douroula is: 176.7,-12.583

Locations Near: Douroula -3.3,12.5833

🇧🇫 Dédougou -3.467,12.467 d: 22.3  

🇧🇫 Toma -2.883,12.767 d: 49.6  

🇧🇫 Tougan -3.067,13.067 d: 59.4  

🇧🇫 Réo -2.467,12.317 d: 95.2  

🇧🇫 Koudougou -2.364,12.249 d: 108.2  

🇧🇫 Yako -2.267,12.967 d: 119.9  

🇧🇫 Gourcy -2.35,13.217 d: 124.8  

🇧🇫 Ouahigouya -2.417,13.583 d: 146.7  

🇧🇫 Boussé -1.883,12.667 d: 154  

🇧🇫 Bobo-Dioulasso -4.283,11.183 d: 188.9  

Antipodal to: Douroula 176.7,-12.583

🇹🇻 Funafuti 179.131,-8.517 d: 19490.7  

🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 19450.2  

🇫🇯 Nausori 178.534,-18.031 d: 19378.2  

🇫🇯 Suva 178.427,-18.136 d: 19370.5  

🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 18948.6  

🇳🇿 Manukau 174.883,-1.019 d: 18713.7  

🇳🇨 Nouméa 166.45,-22.267 d: 18486  

🇰🇮 South Tarawa 173.138,1.373 d: 18414.1  

🇰🇮 Tarawa 173.014,1.423 d: 18405.4  

🇳🇨 Koné 164.852,-21.059 d: 18442.1  

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