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Pô
Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso · Africa
About Pô
Pô sits on the route: 35 minutes from Navrongo.
Pô is in Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso, with about 28,000 people. The nearest town is Navrongo, about 31 km away.
Pô is a city in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the province of Nahouri. The main ethnic group (making about 60% of the inhabitants) is the Kasséna, a group close to the Gurunsi. It is said to have been founded in around 1500 and is home to an army base, including the Académie militaire GeorgesRead more
Namoano.
In 1983, an army unit under Blaise Compaoré led a rebellion which resulted in Thomas Sankara's release from prison and ascension to the presidency.
On October 31, 2014 Compaoré announced he had left the presidency and that there was a "power vacuum"; he also called for a "free and transparent" election within 90 days. Yacouba Isaac Zida then took over the reins as head of state in an interim capacity. It was reported that a heavily armed convoy believed to be carrying Compaoré was traveling towards the southern town of Pô. However, it diverted before reaching the town and he then fled to Ivory Coast with the support of President Alassane Ouattara.
"Pô Department", centered on Po, is one of five departments within the province of Nahouri in the Centre-Sud Region of Burkina Faso. It is located on the border with Ghana.
Pô National Park lies near the town.
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Pô is in Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso, about 31 km from Navrongo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 28,079
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Region
- Centre-Sud
- Timezone
- Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates
- 11.1697, -1.1450
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