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Manni | |
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  Manni Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 13°15′36″N 0°12′34″W / 13.26000°N 0.20944°W | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Est Region |
| Province | Gnagna Province |
| Department | Manni Department |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 15,066 |
Manni is the capital of the Manni Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso.
Geography
[edit]Location and environment
[edit]Manni is located 35 km north of Bogandé, the provincial capital, and 30 km south of Taparko.
It is on the edge of a tributary of the Faga River, on which the Manni embankment dam was built.
Demography
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1985[1] | 3,373 | — |
| 2006[2] | 7,441 | +120.6% |
| 2019[3] | 15,066 | +102.5% |
History
[edit]Between October 6 and 8 2024, JNIM militants attacked the town and massacred at least 150 civilians and burned down much of the town.[4] The initial attacks occurred after the terrorists cut off mobile networks, where they then proceeded to attack the main market of the town.[5] The following day, they returned to the town to attack the hospital. On the final day, the terrorists returned to massacre all the men they could find.[6]
Economy
[edit]Economic and commercial center of the department, the village benefits from its central location for trade between the north and the south of the province of Gnagna.
Transports
[edit]The village is crossed by national road 18.
Health and education
[edit]Manni hosts a medical center and a health and social promotion center (CSPS).[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION - 1985 • Structure par âge et sexe des villages du Burkina Faso DEUXIEME EDITION" (PDF). MINISTERE DU PLAN ET DE LA COOPERATION; INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE; DIRECTION DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE. 1985. pp. 82–91.
- ↑ "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
- ↑ Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 194–205. Archived from the original on 2025-12-19. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ ZENIT, Staff. "Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days". ZENIT - English (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ↑ Carnes-Douglas, Liam (10 October 2024). "TRAC Incident Report: Suspected Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wa al- Muslimin (JNIM) Militants Led an Armed Assault on Civilians at a Market in Manni, Gnagna Province, Burkina Faso". Tracterrorism. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso: Terrorists carry out brutal massacre over three days". ACN Canada. Aid to the Church in Need. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ↑ "Health map 2010" (PDF). CNS.bf, Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso. January 2012. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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