Diébougou
Diébougou is a town in Burkina Faso, situated south-east of Bobo-Dioulasso on the main highway to Ghana. It is located 74 kilometres north of Gaoua and 133 km west of Leo, Burkina Faso and is the capital of Bougouriba Province. The town was captured by the French Colonial forces in May 1897; they established a military base there. The town is an important market town and has a range of crafts, including pottery and basket work. There are caves near the town known to locals as ''les grottes''. They were built under the French colonial command around 1900 using forced labour and form a network of tunnels to the west of the town.Manson, K., Knight, J. (2006), ''Burkina Faso'', p.226, Bradt Travel Guides, The Globe Pequot Press Inc., Retrieved on June 17, 2008 There is also a swamp with crocodiles. References

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Bougouriba Province
Bougouriba is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Sud-Ouest Region. In 2019 the population of Bougouriba was 153,606. The capital of Bougouriba is Diébougou. The 127 km2 Bontioli Reserve is located in the province. Bougouriba is divided into 5 departments: See also: *Regions of Burkina Faso *Provinces of Burkina Faso *Communes of Burkina Faso The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 351 departments (as of 2014 and since local elections of 2012), whose urbanized areas (cities, towns and villages) are grouped into the same commune (municipality) with the same name as the department ... References Provinces of Burkina Faso {{Bougouriba-geo-stub ...
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