Balavé is a

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

or commune of Banwa Province in western

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

. Its capital lies at the town of

Balavé Balavé is a town in the Balavé Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali ...

. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 14,820.

Towns and villages

The largest towns and villages and populations in the department are as follows: *

(4 700 inhabitants) (capital) *

Badinga Badinga is a town in the Balavé Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mal ...

(1 948 inhabitants) * Doga (813 inhabitants) * Gama (735 inhabitants) *

Hasbialaye Hasbialaye is a village in the Balavé Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered ...

(845 inhabitants) *

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(611 inhabitants) *

Tangouna Tangouna is a village in the Balavé Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by ...

(977 inhabitants) * Yasso (4 191 inhabitants)

References

Departments of Burkina Faso Banwa Province {{Banwa-geo-stub