Soaw Department

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Soaw is a department or commune of Boulkiemdé Province in central Burkina Faso. As of 2005 it has a population of 17,004. Its capital lies at the town of Soaw.[http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/centre_ouest.htm Burkinabé government inforoute communale] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070323210753/http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/centre_ouest.htm |date=2007-03-23 }}