246:) in terms of its economic development and infrastructure. While government buildings house the regional outposts of several ministries and organisations (their employees have regular salaries) the majority of the urban population run small businesses or are traders. Kongoussi is in many respects typical of provincial Burkina Faso: limited electricity and piped water supply, dusty dirt roads, and many market stalls and small businesses supplying the townspeople and the rural hinterland. It has a small hospital, a large Catholic mission on the eastern shores of the Lac du Bam, a small number of rudimentary hotels, primary and secondary schools, a cinema and a large market. Access to internet became possible in about 2000, and there is mobile phone service. A few bars, hotels and the cinema provide the nightlife.
44:
218:
348:
116:
593:
51:
225:
Kongoussi has deep roots in Mossi history and social relations - certain small Mossi chiefdoms were located in this area (for example at Sabce), although not based in the town itself. Kongoussi benefits from a lakeside location, which is rare in the
African Sahel. It therefore received attention from
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is part of the upper reaches of the southward-flowing Volta system, and its presence permits year-round lakeshore cultivation in an otherwise arid climate. Townspeople have irrigated plots close to the lake shore, but the presence of standing water means the malaria risk is high. Aside from tropical
214:, one of the world's poorest countries. It has a population of 53,627 (2019) and is the provincial capital. Mooré, the language of the Mossi people, is spoken along with French, common among those who have attended school or spent time further afield.
249:
In the late 1980s, after devastating droughts began to wane, the town started to attract interest from international development organisations, the largest of which was PATECORE, funded by the German aid agency GTZ and concentrating on
226:
French administrators and before that from the
Catholic Church. France had little real impact on the local population but did establish an outpost, promoted cotton production, and built roads. The lake,
231:
fruits, green beans are produced here, usually supplying the winter market in Paris when flights form
Ouagadougou permit this. There is a major road in Kongoussi that runs north to
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in 240 outlying villages. Plan
International also has an office there Kongoussi is well enough connected to Ouagadougou to have a good level of contact with the aid sector.
1817:
239:, which lies 125 kilometres (78 mi) to the south. There are dirt roads and tracks connecting to outlying villages, and on an east–west axis.
314:
78:
731:
726:
336:
285:
43:
30:
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152:
329:
140:
1751:
1441:
1351:
976:
128:
1400:
1656:
1636:
826:
1822:
1611:
1471:
322:
1776:
1701:
1416:
921:
681:
651:
537:
372:
157:
1786:
1391:
8:
1771:
1666:
1646:
1621:
1606:
1586:
1161:
1111:
1080:
1011:
936:
881:
841:
671:
616:
427:
194:
1526:
1226:
1761:
1566:
1196:
1061:
1031:
821:
761:
601:
567:
547:
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387:
273:
243:
133:
64:
1476:
1306:
1296:
991:
1696:
1601:
1491:
1311:
1096:
582:
251:
1241:
1156:
1051:
836:
721:
1171:
1071:
472:
417:
1651:
1146:
916:
801:
462:
1091:
846:
407:
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and beyond, and a paved road from the center of town down to the capital city of
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1201:
1041:
996:
966:
866:
776:
1466:
1056:
856:
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527:
482:
447:
442:
207:
1551:
1216:
891:
766:
1811:
1721:
1686:
1681:
1661:
1516:
1381:
1316:
457:
300:
287:
217:
93:
80:
1676:
1571:
1501:
1006:
646:
402:
1781:
1691:
1616:
1361:
1331:
1186:
1116:
1046:
1001:
985:
906:
896:
522:
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347:
211:
145:
121:
1121:
1036:
791:
532:
1756:
1736:
1706:
1626:
1211:
1141:
886:
816:
236:
1791:
1486:
1481:
1101:
876:
871:
1796:
1746:
1731:
1556:
1496:
1461:
1451:
1436:
1366:
1246:
951:
781:
701:
696:
631:
621:
502:
467:
1536:
1151:
1106:
1021:
1576:
1506:
1371:
1281:
1276:
1251:
1136:
956:
911:
786:
771:
741:
656:
636:
592:
572:
552:
517:
512:
432:
392:
381:
232:
185:
1631:
1131:
931:
746:
626:
1711:
1641:
1595:
1511:
1456:
1426:
1356:
1326:
1321:
1301:
1291:
1271:
1266:
1191:
1086:
1016:
901:
661:
577:
557:
507:
487:
227:
1716:
1235:
751:
422:
412:
1561:
1531:
1431:
1411:
1406:
1376:
1346:
1336:
1261:
1026:
851:
831:
811:
806:
736:
716:
641:
610:
542:
497:
452:
437:
1446:
1766:
1541:
1521:
1421:
1341:
1286:
1256:
1126:
796:
756:
711:
562:
477:
190:
1741:
1671:
1546:
1206:
1180:
961:
946:
941:
926:
861:
706:
492:
276:
Population of cities and localities in
Burkina Faso
1809:
242:Kongoussi has lagged behind nearby towns (like
330:
1818:Populated places in the Centre-Nord Region
337:
323:
216:
16:City in Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso
1810:
318:
269:
267:
13:
264:
14:
1834:
50:
591:
346:
114:
49:
42:
221:A roundabout in Kongoussi, 2016
63:Location within Burkina Faso,
1:
257:
7:
10:
1839:
1585:
1390:
1225:
1170:
1070:
975:
680:
600:
589:
371:
359:
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176:
171:
163:
151:
139:
127:
109:
74:
37:
28:
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167:302 m (991 ft)
222:
373:Bourzanga Department
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206:is a city located in
682:Kongoussi Department
210:Province in central
158:Kongoussi Department
1587:Zimtenga Department
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90: /
977:Nasséré Department
602:Guibare Department
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177: • Total
134:Centre-Nord Region
65:French West Africa
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1804:
1392:Tikaré Department
274:Citypopulation.de
252:soil conservation
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200:
1830:
1527:Tampèlga, Tikare
1472:Manégtaba-Foulbé
1227:Sabcé Department
1172:Rouko Department
1072:Rollo Department
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94:13.333°N 1.533°W
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1808:
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1801:
1581:
1477:Manégtaba-Mossi
1386:
1307:Mafoulou-Foulbé
1297:Lefourba-Foulbé
1221:
1166:
1066:
971:
922:Temnaoré-Foulbé
847:Rambo-Wottionma
676:
596:
587:
367:
355:
345:
343:
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5:
1836:
1826:
1825:
1820:
1803:
1802:
1800:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1772:Songédin-Yarcé
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1657:Kalagrérimaïbé
1654:
1649:
1647:Kalagré-Foulbé
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1591:
1589:
1583:
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1580:
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1569:
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1529:
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1324:
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1314:
1309:
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1299:
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1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1231:
1229:
1223:
1222:
1220:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1176:
1174:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1162:Toéssin-Foulbé
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1112:Kangaré-Foulbé
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1076:
1074:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1064:
1059:
1057:Tibtenga-Mossi
1054:
1052:Tibtenga-Fulbé
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
981:
979:
973:
972:
970:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
837:Nongsom-Foulbé
834:
829:
827:Niénéga-Foulbé
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
722:Bogonam-Foulbé
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
686:
684:
678:
677:
675:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
606:
604:
598:
597:
590:
588:
586:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
420:
415:
410:
405:
400:
395:
390:
385:
377:
375:
369:
368:
360:
357:
356:
342:
341:
334:
327:
319:
306:13.333; -1.533
279:
278:
262:
261:
259:
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199:
198:
188:
182:
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174:
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169:
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161:
160:
155:
149:
148:
143:
137:
136:
131:
125:
124:
111:
107:
106:
99:13.333; -1.533
72:
71:
62:
56:
55:
48:
47:
41:
40:
39:
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34:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1835:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1815:
1813:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1762:Singa-Rimaïbé
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
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1725:
1723:
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1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1687:Konkin-Foulgo
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1662:Kaokana-Peulh
1660:
1658:
1655:
1653:
1652:Kalagré-Mossi
1650:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1597:
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1592:
1590:
1588:
1584:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1517:Soukoundougou
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
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1478:
1475:
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1470:
1468:
1465:
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1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1402:
1398:
1397:
1395:
1393:
1389:
1383:
1382:Zandkom-Peulh
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
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1323:
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1318:
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1313:
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1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
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1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1147:Pogoro-Foulbé
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
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1078:
1077:
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1073:
1069:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
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1008:
1005:
1003:
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998:
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993:
990:
988:
987:
983:
982:
980:
978:
974:
968:
965:
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960:
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948:
945:
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938:
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928:
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923:
920:
918:
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913:
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908:
905:
903:
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898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
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880:
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875:
873:
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868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
822:Niénéga-Mossi
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
802:Loagha-Foulbé
800:
798:
795:
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688:
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581:
579:
576:
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571:
569:
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561:
559:
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554:
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548:Selnoré-Fulbé
546:
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541:
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463:Felenga Fulbé
461:
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75:Coordinates:
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1823:Bam Province
1782:Tankoulounga
1752:Siguinvoussé
1727:Pètakakisgou
1692:Konkin-Moogo
1617:Bayendfoulgo
1594:
1399:
1362:Sorgho-Peulh
1352:Siguinvoussé
1234:
1202:Rouko-Foulbé
1187:Kounkoubguin
1179:
1079:
1047:Tamiga-Mossi
1042:Tamiga-Fulbé
1002:Biliga-Mossi
997:Biliga-Fulbé
984:
967:Zoura-Foulbé
897:Sorgho-Yargo
867:Sakou-Foulbé
777:Kougrisséogo
690:
689:
609:
380:
363:
362:
353:Bam Province
282:
248:
241:
224:
212:Burkina Faso
203:
202:
146:Bam Province
122:Burkina Faso
1757:Singa-Mossi
1737:Rakoegtanga
1552:Vato-Foulbé
1212:Silmidougou
892:Senorsingué
887:Senopoguian
817:Nakindougou
767:Kora-Foulbé
473:Kièka Fulbé
418:Bassé-Fulbé
304: /
237:Ouagadougou
97: /
1812:Categories
1797:Yalgatinga
1747:Romtanghin
1677:Kiendyendé
1557:Vato-Mossi
1497:Ritimyinga
1442:Hamdallaye
1367:Tanga-Pela
1092:Gondékoubé
1007:Bilkaradié
992:Béguemdéré
952:Yougounini
702:Badinogo-2
697:Badinogo-1
647:Niangouèla
632:Karentenga
503:Namssiguia
403:Alga-Fulbé
258:References
228:Lac du Bam
172:Population
153:Department
1507:Sarkounga
1467:Koulniéré
1372:Toublongo
1282:Koukoundi
1277:Kougsabla
1252:Boussouma
1137:Ouittenga
1122:Koulwéogo
1037:Sillaléba
1012:Fénéguéné
957:Zingguima
912:Tanguiema
792:Kourpellé
787:Koumbango
772:Kondibito
742:Dinguilga
691:Kongoussi
667:Wattinoma
657:Vousnango
637:Koundoula
573:Zana Mogo
553:Singtenga
533:Sam-Fulbé
518:Ouemtenga
513:Nioumbila
483:Maléoualé
448:Doundégué
443:Diagadéré
433:Boulounga
393:Alamanini
382:Bourzanga
364:Kongoussi
361:Capital:
233:Bourzanga
204:Kongoussi
186:Time zone
164:Elevation
57:Kongoussi
23:Kongoussi
1792:Wattigué
1777:Tampèlga
1722:Paspanga
1712:Niniongo
1682:Komsilga
1642:Gasdonka
1596:Zimtenga
1512:Songodin
1487:Ouampèga
1482:Napalgué
1457:Kamtenga
1427:Dargouma
1357:Souryala
1327:Ouintini
1322:Ouintini
1317:Ouéguéla
1302:Mafoulou
1292:Lefourba
1272:Koumnogo
1267:Imiougou
1192:Pittenga
1102:Igondéga
1087:Boulguin
1017:Foutanga
917:Temnaoré
902:Tamponga
877:Sankondé
872:Sandouré
732:Daribiti
727:Daribiti
662:Tontenga
578:Zomkalga
558:Tabaongo
508:Napalgue
488:Mawarida
458:Fétorané
141:Province
1787:Toéssin
1612:Batanga
1602:Bangrin
1562:Yelkoto
1537:TĂ©onsgo
1532:Tanhoka
1432:Gasongo
1412:Baribsi
1407:Ansouri
1377:Zandkom
1347:Sanhoui
1337:Ronguin
1332:Ouazélé
1262:Goungla
1242:Bangrin
1157:Toéssin
1152:TampouĂŻ
1117:Kobséré
1107:Kangaré
1027:Sampalo
1022:Kolladé
986:Nasséré
907:Tangaye
852:Rissiam
832:Nongsom
812:Mogodin
807:Lourgou
737:Darigma
717:Bogonam
642:Sakoudi
611:Guibare
543:Selnore
523:Pissélé
498:Namassa
453:Felenga
438:Bolkiba
289:13°20′N
110:Country
82:13°20′N
1767:Sissin
1707:Moméné
1702:Minima
1632:Dougré
1627:Dénéon
1542:Tirbou
1522:Tamiga
1422:Dafire
1417:Boubou
1401:Tikaré
1342:Rounou
1287:Loungo
1257:Foursa
1217:Yamané
1142:Pogoro
1132:Ouenné
1127:Lourfa
932:Woussé
797:Loagha
757:Kiella
747:Imieré
712:Boalin
652:Sindri
627:Gougré
563:Tebera
538:Sanare
478:Kourao
292:1°32′W
180:53,627
129:Region
119:
85:1°32′W
1742:Rolga
1732:Pissi
1717:Nordé
1672:Kayon
1667:Kargo
1637:Douré
1622:Bonda
1607:Bargo
1572:Zamsé
1547:Touga
1502:Sancé
1462:Kilou
1452:Ipala
1437:Gonga
1247:Bissa
1236:Sabcé
1207:Rilgo
1181:Rouko
1081:Rollo
962:Zoura
947:Yalka
942:Yalgo
937:Yalga
927:Touka
882:Sargo
862:Sakou
842:Ranga
782:Kouka
752:Gonsé
707:Birou
672:Yilou
622:Bokin
617:Barsa
468:Kiéké
428:Bonga
423:Bondé
413:Bassé
191:UTC+0
1577:Zano
1567:Yoba
1447:Horé
1197:Raka
1062:Tora
1032:Sika
762:Kora
568:Zana
493:Nafo
408:Bani
398:Alga
388:Abra
244:Kaya
31:City
1697:Loa
1492:Oui
1312:Noh
1097:Ibi
857:Sam
583:Zon
528:Sam
208:Bam
195:GMT
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