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Centre-Nord (region (administrative division)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 13 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 13.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area was part of the Yatenga & Wagadugu Mossi kingdoms; mainly populated by Mossi peoples; SW section contains bauxite deposits; chief crops are millet & sorghum; rice is grown as a cash crop on irrigated land near Kaya. |
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| Centre-Nord (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Région du Centre-Nord (C,V,O)
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| Plateaux du Nord-Mossi (C,V)
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| Centre-Nord region (C,O)
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| Mossi (C,U,English-P)
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| מוסי (C,U,Hebrew )
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| UV83 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Centre-Nord Region (C,U,English)
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Centre-Nord (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| region (administrative division) (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| inhabited place (C) |
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