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1956-NOV-01


French Republic : FRENCH UNION Government-General of the French West Africa Federation : FWA
(Paris) (Dakar)

French Overseas Territory of UPPER VOLTA

Flag or logo since 1944-08-25*
Territoire français d´outre-mer de la HAUTE-VOLTA (fr)
Emblem or Symbol*

President Rene Coty
(ruler of FRENCH UNION since 1954-01-16)
 
 
 
 
Capitals & administrative places*: Wagadugu
(Ouagadougou)
Official & national languages: French (fr) .

Mainland:


UPPER VOLTA French Overseas Territory of UPPER VOLTA  (Wagadugu)

14 Divisions:

BANFORA BANFORA Circle  (Banfora)Local: Cercle de BANFORA (fr)  (Banfora)
BATIE BATIE Circle  (Batie)Local: Cercle de BATIÉ (fr)  (Batié)
BOBO DIOULASSO BOBO DIOULASSO Circle  (Bobo Dioulasso)Local: Cercle de BOBO-DIOULASSO (fr)  (Bobo-Dioulasso)
DEDUGU DEDUGU Circle  (Dedugu)Local: Cercle de DÉDOUGOU (fr)  (Dédougou)
DORI DORI Circle  (Dori)Local: Cercle de DORI (fr)  (Dori)
FADA NGURMA FADA NGURMA Circle  (Fada Ngurma)Local: Cercle de FADA-N´GOURMA (fr)  (Fada-N´Gourma)
GAOUA GAOUA Circle  (Gaoua)Local: Cercle de GAOUA (fr)  (Gaoua)
KAYA KAYA Circle  (Kaya)Local: Cercle de KAYA (fr)  (Kaya)
KUDUGU KUDUGU Circle  (Kudugu)Local: Cercle de KOUDOUGOU (fr)  (Koudougou)
SINDU SINDU Circle  (Sindu)Local: Cercle de SINDOU (fr)  (Sindou)
TENKODOGO TENKODOGO Circle  (Tenkodogo)Local: Cercle de TENKODOGO (fr)  (Tenkodogo)
TUGAN TUGAN Circle  (Tugan)Local: Cercle de TOUGAN (fr)  (Tougan)
WAGADUGU WAGADUGU Circle  (Wagadugu)Local: Cercle de OUAGADOUGOU (fr)  (Ouagadougou)
WAHIGUYA WAHIGUYA Circle  (Wahiguya)Local: Cercle de OUAHIGOUYA (fr)  (Ouahigouya)







1 Organisation or Grouping membership (selective)


OVERSEAS FRENCH TERRITORIES French Overseas Territories : FOT  (Paris)


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