Pétéga

Pétéga
City
Pétéga is located in Burkina Faso
Pétéga
Pétéga
Location within Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 14°17′49″N 1°41′7″W / 14.29694°N 1.68528°W / 14.29694; -1.68528
CountryBurkina Faso
RegionSahel Region
ProvinceSoum
DepartmentNassoumbou Department
Population
 (2003)[1]
 • Total1,463
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Pétéga is a village situated in the Nassoumbou Department in the province of Soum.

History

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On March 22, 2017, a leader of Ansar ul Islam, Harouna Dicko, was killed in Pétéga by Burkina Fasan security forces.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Liste des Villages de la Region du Sahel" (in French). Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Un chef d'Ansarul Islam abattu au Burkina Faso". VOA (in French). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.