Saponé, Burkina Faso
Saponé is a town in the Saponé Department of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 21,148 and is the capital of Saponé Department and is located approximately 40 kilometres south of Ouagadougou.
Geography
The nearest towns and villages include Kologonaba (0.8 nm), Ouidi (0.7 nm), Nabitenga (1.3 nm), Bonogo (1.4 nm), Tanlilli (1.4 nm), Goden (1.7 nm) and Sakpelse (1.0 nm).this is a little ville
Sister city
Economy
The economy is dominated by cotton production. The harvest takes place in October and November, at which time buyers arrive by truck to take the crop to market. The town also has a fruit plantation.
References
- ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Burkina's white gold fails to deliver wealth, BBC News, 25 July 2006, Retrieved on June 15, 2008
- ^ National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science and Technology for International Development National Academies, Retrieved on June 15, 2008