Central address: N11, Gaoua, Burkina Faso
Elevation: 306.329
Time Zone: Africa/Ouagadougou
Latitude: 10° 19' 23.1744'' N
Longitude: 3° 10' 4.5336'' W
Gaoua is a market town in southern Burkina Faso known for its superstitious values and customs.[citation needed] The population, at last estimate, rested at 30,931 (2012 est.) Located in the red earth, green hills, and fast flowing streams of southwestern Burkina Faso, Gaoua is the capital of Poni Province and forms a sort of capital for the sacred rites and bush lore of the Lobi peoples. According to local myth, Gaoua was founded when the Lobi migrated across from northern Ghana where they found the Gan people peoples occupying the territory. As a result, they named the trek across to Gaoua Gan-houo meaning "route of the Gan people".
The latitude of Gaoua is 10.323104, and the longitude is -3.167926. Gaoua is a city is located at Burkina Faso with the gps coordinates of 10° 19' 23.1744'' N and 3° 10' 4.5336'' W. The elevation of Gaoua is 306.329, the time zone is Africa/Ouagadougou.
Latitude | 10.323104 | Longitude | -3.167926 |
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Elevation | 306.329 | DMS Lat | 10° 19' 23.1744'' N |
DMS Lng | 3° 10' 4.5336'' W | GeoHASH | ecvdxzm0myp1v |
UTM Zone | 30P | UTM Easting | 481614.073593642 |
UTM Northing | 1141140.74315314 | Time Zone | Africa/Ouagadougou |
Country | Burkina Faso | Country Code | 226 |