Koudougou
Koudougou ranks 9,024th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Romans-sur-Isère, Hadsten, and Poděbrady. Memorable people born in Koudougou include Maurice Yaméogo and Tertius Zongo. Koudougou has been the birth place of many politicians. Koudougou is located in Burkina Faso.
Koudougou is a city in Burkina Faso's Boulkiemdé Province. It is located 75 kilometres (47 mi) west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. With a population of 160,239 (2019), it is the third most populous city in Burkina Faso after Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso, and is mainly inhabited by the Gurunsi and Mossi ethnic groups. Koudougou is situated on the only railway line in Burkina Faso and has some small industries, a market, a university and provincial government offices. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1921 and 1957, Koudougou was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Maurice Yaméogo and Tertius Zongo.
People Born in Koudougou
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Most individuals born in present day Koudougou were politicians (2), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Koudougou since 1700.
