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Urbanization of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

In western Africa, just south of the Sahara Desert, lies the landlocked nation of Burkina Faso. The nation experienced a 200 percent increase in urban population between 1975 and 2000. Much of that growth occurred in the capital city of Ouagadougou: Between 1960 and 1993, Ouagadougou experienced a 14-fold increase in area.


NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data provided by the United States Geological Survey. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published June 29, 2008
Data acquired November 18, 1986 - October 16, 2006

Sources:
Landsat 5 > TM
Landsat 7 > ETM+