Elevation 291 m (955 ft) Population 21,401 (2012) | Time zone GMT (UTC+0) Local time Thursday 2:09 AM Number of airports 1 | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 11% Humidity | ||
Diébougou is a town in Burkina Faso, situated 136 kilometres (85 mi) south-east of Bobo-Dioulasso on the main highway to Ghana. It is located 74 kilometres north of Gaoua and 133 km west of Leo, Burkina Faso and is the capital of Bougouriba Province.
Map of Diebougou, Burkina Faso
The town was captured by the French Colonial forces in May 1897; they established a military base there.
The town is an important market town and has a range of crafts, including pottery and basket work. There are caves near the town know to locals as les grottes. They were built under the French colonial command around 1900 using forced labour and form a network of underground tunnels to the west of the town.
There is also a swamp with crocodiles.
References
Diébougou Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA