Niou Department

Niou
Department
Niou Department location in the province
Country	Burkina Faso
Province	Kourwéogo Province
Population (1996)
• Total	26,977
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

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]

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)

References

Kourwéogo Province Capital: Boussé Boussé Department Laye Department Niou Department Sourgoubila Department Toéghin Department

Coordinates: 12°46′08″N 1°56′11″W / 12.76889°N 1.93639°W / 12.76889; -1.93639