Loanga
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Loanga is a town
in the Tenkodogo Department
of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso
. As of 2005, the town has a population of 2,580.
Loanga is approximately 20km from the department capital of Tenkodogo
. The economy is mainly based around animal husbandry
.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Tenkodogo Department
Tenkodogo Department
Tenkodogo is a department or commune of Boulgou Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Tenkodogo. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 113,716.-Towns and villages:...
of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. As of 2005, the town has a population of 2,580.
Loanga is approximately 20km from the department capital of Tenkodogo
Tenkodogo
Tenkodogo is the capital city of Boulgou Province and Centre-Est Region in Burkina Faso with a population of 40,839 . -History:Tenkodogo was the center of a city state of the Mossi Empire that dates back to 1120. The name Tenkodogo is derived from the Moore words tenga, meaning land and kodogo,...
. The economy is mainly based around animal husbandry
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
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