Koupéla is a city in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
, lying east of
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's ...
() and west of
Fada-Ngourma
Fada N'gourma, also written Fada-Ngourma or Noungu, is a city and an important market town in eastern Burkina Faso, lying east of Ouagadougou, in the Gourmantché area. It is the capital of the East region and of Gourma province. It is known fo ...
() in an area settled by the
Mossi people Mossi may refer to:
* Mossi people
*Mossi language
*Mossi Kingdoms
* the Mossi, a Burkinabe variant of the Dongola horse
* Mossi (given name)
* Mossi (surname)
See also
* Mossie (disambiguation)
* Mossy (disambiguation)
*Mozzi (disambiguation) Moz ...
. It is known for its
pottery
Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and po ...
and sculptures; these were made from natural clays found in the area. In 1900 Koupéla became the site of the first
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide . It is am ...
mission in Burkina Faso.
[Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ] Today it is the seat of
an archdiocese, and contains
a cathedral.
References
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Populated places in the Centre-Est Region
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