Local time
Sun, 2:20 PM GMTAfrica/OuagadougouCityCapital
Ouagadougou
12.37° N, 1.53° W
- Population
- 1,149,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 5
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 5 cities of Burkina Faso in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Burkina Faso, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Africa/Ouagadougou
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Practical bearings for Ouagadougou, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Ouagadougou have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The Francophone spelling is derived from the native name "Wogodogo." "Wogodogo" may come from the personal name "Waga" or "Woga" and the Dyula word "dugu," meaning "village".
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person