Bobo-Dioulasso

Bobo-Dioulasso is the second largest city and a the same area comprehensive Department of the West African state of Burkina Faso, capital of the Hauts- basin region and the province Houet. The name is derived from the words Bobo Jula and Sô. Bobo is the name of the ethnic group that lives mainly in Bobo-Dioulasso, Jula is a Mande language similar to Bambara, and is also referred to as the language of the merchants. Sô means house in the language Diula. Thus means Bobo-Dioulasso in about " the houses where the Bobo and the Diula live " or " the houses where the Bobo live, speak Jula ".

Geography

The city is located in the west of the country and is mainly due to the location in the fertile part of the country of great economic importance for Burkina Faso. It also serves as a hub between Mali and the Ivory Coast.

Bobo-Dioulasso is characterized by a mild climate with a rainy season from May to September.

History

Founded Bobo, as it is often called by the inhabitants briefly in the 15th century under the name Sya. However, there are signs that the story Bobos already started in 1050, when the first Bobo where Bobo is now located, a village called Kibidoué founded. In the old town of Bobo today is to visit the oldest house Bobos, which was built in the 11th century. In 1897 it was conquered by the French and annexed to the Empire. From 1932 to 1947 Bobo-Dioulasso belonged to the colony of Côte d'Ivoire.

Cityscape

Bobo-Dioulasso is divided into three arrondissements, which are divided into 25 sectors. In addition, 35 are located outside of downtown villages to the urban area.

• Dafra: Sector 3 Sector 4 Sector 5 Sector 6, Sector 14, Sector 15, Sector 16, Sector 17, Sector 24, Sector 25
• Dô: Sector 2, Sector 10, Sector 11, Sector 12, Sector 13, Sector 22, Sector 23
• Konsa: Sector 1, Sector 7, Sector 8, Sector 9, Sector 18, Sector 19, Sector 20, Sector 21

Bana, Baré Borodougou, Dafinso, Darsalamy, Dindéresso, Dingasso, Dodougou, Dogotalama, Dofiguisso, Farakoba, Kékélesso, Kimidougou, Kokorowé, Koro, Kotédougou, Kouakoualé, Kouentou, Koumi, Léguéma, Logofourousso, Matourkou, Moamy, Moussobadougou, Nasso, Niamadougou, Noumousso, Oualokoto, Pala, Panamasso, Samagan, Santidougou, Sogossagasso, Tondogosso, Yéguéresso

In the three subdivided into 23 sectors arrondissement of the city and the metropolitan area counted villages 554 042 inhabitants ( 2006 census ).

The main routes of the city form the rail links to the capital Ouagadougou and Abidjan ( Côte d' Ivoire). Bobo-Dioulasso also has an international airport connected and the Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso ( UPB ). Largest high school with nearly 5,000 students is the Lycée Ouezzin Coulibaly.

Worth seeing are the old mosque ( Mosquée de - Dioulasso Bâ ), which was built in 1880 in the style of Sudanese earthen architecture, the opposite quarter of the forge - Dioulasso Bâ and the tomb of Princess Guimbi Ouattara. There is also the Cathédrale Notre- Dame de Lourdes, the station building on the place de la Gare and 2001 after a fire reopened Market ( Grand Marché de Bobo-Dioulasso ).

Economy and Politics

Bobo-Dioulasso is the seat of the Archdiocese of Bobo-Dioulasso, as well as commercial and industrial center of the region. Especially textiles, tobacco, livestock products, beverages, canned food and electrical appliances are produced and traded here.

Mayor is Salia Sanou, the council has 154 members. Bobo-Dioulasso has since 2005 with the city of Fez in Morocco, a town twinning.

Culture

The population is committed mainly to Islam. Nevertheless, in african popular belief catfish swimming in a pool of water in the suburb Dafra worshiped as guardian spirits of the city.

Every two years there is the cultural festival Semaine Nationale de la Culture (SNC ). The Musée Provincial du Houet existed since 1990, the Musée de la Musique et d' Aujourd'hui d' here since 1993.

Three football clubs from Bobo-Dioulasso play in the top division of the country. Racing Club Bobo- Dioulasso, Bobo Bobo- Dioulasso Sports and AS- Maya Bobo-Dioulasso play their home games either at the Stade Omnisports de Bobo-Dioulasso ( 25,000 seats) or in the older Stade WOBI. The former was built for the African Cup of Nations 1998. Another long-established club is ASF Bobo-Dioulasso.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Wilfried Sanou, Burkina Faso football player