Sapouy

Sapouy
Market and bus terminal in Sapouy
Sapouy Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Coordinates: 11°33′16″N 1°46′25″W / 11.55444°N 1.77361°W / 11.55444; -1.77361
Country	Burkina Faso
Elevation	309 m (1,014 ft)
Population  (2019 census)[1]
• Total	26,345
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Sapouy is the capital of the province of Ziro in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Ziro Province. The town is on the N6 highway which connects the national capital, Ouagadougou and Léo, the capital of Sissili Province.

It was notably the site of the murder of investigative journalist Norbert Zongo in 1998.