Tiébélé Department

Tiébélé
Department

Tiébélé Department location in the province
Country  Burkina Faso
Province Nahouri Province
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Tiébélé is a department or commune of Nahouri Province in southeastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Tiébélé;[1] the chief, the royal court and the nobility of the Kassena people, who first settled the region in the 15th century, reside there.[2]

References

  1. Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. MessyNessy (10 Jan 2013). "The African Village where every House is a work of Art".

Coordinates: 11°06′N 0°57′W / 11.100°N 0.950°W / 11.100; -0.950

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