Ouahigouya
City in Burkina Faso: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Ouahigouya road: Martin Wegmann, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ouahigouya is a city in Burkina Faso, in Nord. About 124,587 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Burkina Faso in our atlas.
It lies at 13.58° N, 2.42° W, about 317 m (1,040 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Ouagadougou time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Ouahigouya. Green dots: other major cities of Burkina Faso. Map data: Natural Earth.
What to eat in Burkina FasoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Koudougou · 147 km
- Kaya · 154 km
- Ouagadougou · 165 km
- Saaba · 172 km
- Houndé · 259 km
- Pouytenga · 260 km
- Bobo-Dioulasso · 334 km
- Banfora · 412 km
Sources
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2357043 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q569904 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
Photo credits
- Ouahigouya road: Martin Wegmann, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)