Fada N'gourma, Gourma Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso

Etymology | History | Health | Organizations
🇧🇫 Fada N'Gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu, is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying 219 km (136 mi) east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area. It is the capital of the East region and of Gourma province. It is known for its blanket and carpet manufacturing as well as its honey.
Etymology In Hausa, Fada N'gourma means "place where one pays the tax".
History The town was founded by Diaba Lompo as Bingo at the beginning of the 13th century. The French arrived at the town in January 1895 and the local Gurma ruler accepted French protection.
Health The city features both state and private health facilities. The city is the site of a Regional Hospital Center, the reference hospital for the East region.
Organizations The following international organizations have offices in Fada N'gourma: • Action Against Hunger • Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation • Initiative: Eau • Îles de Paix.

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Fada N'gourma has a population of over 73,200 people. Fada N'gourma also forms the centre of the wider Est Region which has a population of over 1,941,505 people. Fada N'gourma is situated 219 km east of Ouagadougou.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Fada N'gourma has links with:

🇫🇷 Épernay, France 🇺🇸 Great Barrington, USA 🇬🇭 Tamale, Ghana

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North of: 12.05

🇬🇩 St. George's 12.05

🇬🇩 St. George’s 12.053

🇵🇭 Calbayog 12.07

🇨🇼 Willemstad 12.102

🇹🇩 N’Djamena 12.104

🇳🇮 Managua 12.118

🇮🇳 Dharmapuri 12.121

🇧🇫 Zorgho 12.151

🇧🇶 Kralendijk 12.159

🇳🇮 El Rama 12.161

South of: 12.05

🇸🇸 Nyala 12.039

🇻🇳 Gia Nghĩa 12.006

🇳🇮 Bluefields 12

🇳🇬 Kano 11.996

🇳🇮 Masaya 11.974

🇻🇳 Da Lat 11.947

🇻🇳 Đà Lạt 11.947

🇹🇭 Prachuap Khiri Khan 11.942

🇮🇳 Villupuram 11.94

🇮🇳 Viluppuram 11.94

East of: 0.367

🇫🇷 Mamers 0.368

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gravesend 0.369

🇫🇷 Condom 0.371

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Thurrock 0.375

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 King's Lynn 0.398

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kings Lynn 0.415

🇫🇷 Gers 0.457

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bexhill-on-Sea 0.46

🇪🇸 Vinaròs 0.467

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Chelmsford 0.474

West of: 0.367

🇫🇷 Poitiers 0.339

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Skegness 0.337

🇫🇷 Vienne 0.333

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Grays 0.325

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brentwood 0.305

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Eastbourne 0.278

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tonbridge 0.276

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tunbridge Wells 0.264

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hailsham 0.257

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ely 0.25

Antipodal to Fada N'gourma is: -179.633,-12.05

Locations Near: Fada N'gourma 0.366667,12.05

🇧🇫 Ouargaye 0.05,11.5 d: 70.2

🇧🇫 Tenkodogo -0.359,11.774 d: 84.7

🇧🇫 Zorgho -0.453,12.151 d: 89.8

🇧🇫 Garango -0.55,11.8 d: 103.5

🇹🇬 Dapaong 0.203,10.866 d: 132.9

🇧🇫 Manga -1.067,11.667 d: 161.7

🇧🇫 Ziniaré -1.3,12.583 d: 190.5

🇧🇫 Kaya -1.083,13.083 d: 194.8

🇧🇫 Ouagadougou -1.525,12.37 d: 208.6

🇧🇯 Natitingou 1.367,10.3 d: 223.1

Antipodal to: Fada N'gourma -179.633,-12.05

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 19139.2

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 19016.8

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 18900.8

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16729.4

🇺🇸 Līhuʻe -159.35,21.967 d: 15633

🇺🇸 Lihue -159.35,21.967 d: 15633

🇺🇸 Kapa'a -159.333,22.083 d: 15621.1

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 15609.3

🇺🇸 Pearl City -157.969,21.394 d: 15607.7

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 15576.4

Flood Risk: Climate Central 12.05 0.366667

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