Houndé

City in Hauts-Bassins Region, Burkina Faso

Houndé

City

View on one of the neighborhoods (August 2017)

Houndé

Location within Burkina Faso

Coordinates: 11°30′N 3°31′W﻿ / ﻿11.500°N 3.517°W﻿ / 11.500; -3.517
Country|  Burkina Faso
Region| Hauts-Bassins Region
Province| Tuy Province
Elevation

| 357 m (1,171 ft)
Population

(2019 census)[1]

• Total

| 87,151
Time zone| UTC+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

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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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