Dédougou
Dédougou Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Coordinates: 12°28′N 3°28′W / 12.467, -3.467
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Boucle du Mouhoun Region
Province	Mouhoun Province
Population (2006)
- Total	37,793
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Dédougou is a city located in western Burkina Faso. French West Africa ( Afrique occidentale française, AOF) was a Federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Burkina Faso (bɚˌkiːnəˈfɑːsoʊ burr-KEE-na FAH-soh) also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a Landlocked nation in West Africa |||} Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative Regions List of Burkinabé regions (capitals in parenthesis Boucle du Mouhoun Boucle du Mouhoun is one of Burkina Faso 's 13 administrative regions. The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative Provinces. Mouhoun is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT) is a term originally referring to mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London Coordinated Universal Time, the basis for the world's civil time frequently referred to by the name of its predecessor Greenwich Mean Time Western Burkina Faso (bɚˌkiːnəˈfɑːsoʊ burr-KEE-na FAH-soh) also known by its short-form name Burkina, is a Landlocked nation in West Africa It is the capital city of Mouhoun Province and Boucle du Mouhoun Region. Mouhoun is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. Boucle du Mouhoun is one of Burkina Faso 's 13 administrative regions. The main ethnic groups are the Marka and the Bwa. The Marka or Maraka people are a Soninke people of northwest Mali. The population of Dédougou was 37,793 in 2006; 18,778 were male and 19,015 were female. ^[1] It is the 9^th largest city in Burkina Faso. ^[1]

Cotton packing in Dédougou

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