Niou Department
Department in Kourwéogo Province, Burkina Faso
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Niou is a department or commune of Kourwéogo Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Niou. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 26,977.[1]
Niou | |
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Department | |
Niou Department location in the province | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Province | Kourwéogo Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 137.3 sq mi (355.7 km2) |
| Population (2019 census) | |
• Total | 35,171 |
| • Density | 256.1/sq mi (98.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Towns and villages
- Niou (1 793 inhabitants) (capital)
- Belé (371 inhabitants)
- Garga (933 inhabitants)
- Gasgo (380 inhabitants)
- Goabga (2 041 inhabitants)
- Kouka (1 479 inhabitants)
- Koukin (2 472 inhabitants)
- Mouni (1 750 inhabitants)
- Nabzinigma (320 inhabitants)
- Napalgué (2 789 inhabitants)
- Niapa (543 inhabitants)
- Niou-yarcé (635 inhabitants)
- Raongo (1 186 inhabitants)
- Sakouli (1 530 inhabitants)
- Sondogtenga (620 inhabitants)
- Sourou (1 161 inhabitants)
- Tamsé (900 inhabitants)
- Tanghin (1 886 inhabitants)
- Tangseghin (1 151 inhabitants)
- Wa (1 457 inhabitants)
- Zeguedeghin (1 580 inhabitants)
