Bobo-Dioulasso, town in western Burkina Faso, administrative center of Houet Province. On a plateau along the Abidjan-Niger Railroad, the town is a trade center for peanuts, sesame seeds, sisal hemp, and livestock; manufactures include cotton yarn, metal products, vegetable oil, soap, lime, and bricks. Bobo-Dioulasso is an Islamic center, with several mosques. The West African Center for Economic and Social Studies (1960) and research centers concerned with disease control, geology, cotton, and oil-bearing plants are here. The town is also the site of ancient tombs. It was first visited by the French in 1888 and came under French rule in 1897. Population (1991 estimate) 268,926.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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