Black Volta Region

The Black Volta Region of Burkina Faso is in the southwest of the country.

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Map of Black Volta Region

10.630833-4.7588891 Banfora
11.183333-4.2833332 Bobo Dioulasso — the nation's second largest city.
12.466667-3.4666673 Dédougou
10.966667-3.254 Diebougou
12.583333-3.35 Douroula
10.316667-3.1666676 Gaoua
10.9825-4.91487 Orodara
13.066667-3.0666678 Tougan

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11.665278-2.9711111 Deux Balés National Park
11.6167-4.13332 Mare aux Hippopotames

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Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites[edit]

Five sites with ancient iron mines and furnaces around Burkina Faso have been listed as a world heritage site. Two of them are in the Black Volta Region (the other three are in North Burkina Faso):

11.622392-3.8919421 Békuy Site (northeast of Satiri along the N10 highway). (updated Jul 2019)

12.587753-3.3289832 Douroula site (northeast of Dédougou). (updated Jul 2019)

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