Houndé

City in Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso
11°30′N 3°31′W / 11.500°N 3.517°W / 11.500; -3.517Country Burkina FasoRegionHauts-Bassins RegionProvinceTuy ProvinceElevation
357 m (1,171 ft)Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Total87,151Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
The Houndé bus station (September 2018)

Houndé is a city located in the province of Tuy (of which it is the capital) in the Hauts-Bassins Region of Burkina Faso. It is situated about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east by northeast of Bobo-Dioulasso along the trunk road Route Nationale N1 to Ouagadougou.

Houndé is the site of Houndé Mine, a major gold mine that is mostly owned by Endeavour Mining.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Burkina Faso
  2. ^ "Houndé Mine". Endeavour Mining. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  3. ^ Clowes, William; Hoije, Katarina (2024-01-23). "Endeavour Hit by Strike at Hounde Gold Mine in Burkina Faso". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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11°30′N 3°31′W / 11.500°N 3.517°W / 11.500; -3.517


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