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Mainly of an agriculturally based economy, Ouahigouya also has some commerce and craft industry. The two dams just north and west of the town permit it to pursue some vegetable planting aided by irrigation, such as tomatoes, carrots, onions and mainly potatoes. But as a whole both the region and the
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The small craft industry here is mainly focused on leather and tanneries. The little industry in the region is mostly geared towards gold prospecting, and is carried out by a large company. In terms of commerce, the city takes advantage of its relative ease of access to the country's capital,
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The city itself has a stadium, a private non-profit Paediatric Hospital with 36 beds for giving birth and 24 beds for children suffering of severe malnutrition, a post office with internet access and at least one Ecobank bank branch.
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Ouagadougou, to buy manufactured products and resell to the local economy. This is greatly facilitated by the asphalted road linking the two cities.
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city are heavily dependent on rainfall and it is according to it that the population's well-being mostly depends on.
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and the fourth largest city in the country with a population of 124,587 (2019)
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though are the basis of the local diet, much like the surrounding regions.
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Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
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Climate data for Ouahigouya (1991–2020, extremes 1920–present)
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Ouahigouya is located in Burkina Faso
French West Africa
13°35′N 2°25′W / 13.583°N 2.417°W / 13.583; -2.417
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Nord Region
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Yatenga Province
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Ouagadougou
Yatenga Province
Ouahigouya Department
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