provinces of Burkina Faso
The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces. These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 departments or communes.
List of provinces by region
Here is a list of the provinces, with their capitals in par ...
are divided into 351 departments (as of 2014 and since local elections of 2012), whose urbanized areas (cities, towns and villages) are grouped into the same commune (municipality) with the same name as the department. The department also covers rural areas (including national natural parks) that are not governed locally by the elected municipal council of the commune (presided by its mayor, with representants elected for each village or urban sector), but by the state represented at departmental level by a prefect (supervized by the haut-commissaire of its province, themself assisted by a general secretary and acting under the hierarchic authority the governor of its region, all of them being nominated by the national government).
Status of communes
The 351 communes (municipalities) created for each one of these departments have three kinds of status :
* 49 urban communes are grouping their main city/town (subdivided into urban sectors) and all other administrative villages in their department; in these 49 urban communes, the main city or town is subdivided into urban sectors (within the two communes with special status, each urban sector of the capital city belong to only one arrondissement, which may also include other surrounding villages outside the capital city). These 49 urban communes include:
** the capital town (or city) of each one of the 45 provinces (and of the 13 regions); among them, 2 urban communes have a particular status: the
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...
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Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula".
The local Bobo-speaking population (re ...
departments, that are further subdivided into "arrondissements";
** the commune of 4 additional departments, whose capitals are now large towns covering their respective urban areas (subdivided into urban sectors rather than former separate villages) : Bittou,
Garango
Garango is a city located in Boulgou Province of Burkina Faso. The main ethnic group is the Bissa. The population is 40,404.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Garango is twinned with:
* Laval, France
* Ladenburg, Germany ...
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Niangoloko Niangoloko is a town and seat of the Niangoloko Department in southwestern Burkina Faso. It is located near the city of Banfora and the border with Côte d'Ivoire. The town has a population of 33,292.
Transport
The town is served by a station on ...
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Pouytenga
Pouytenga is the capital and largest city in the Pouytenga Department of Kouritenga Province in Burkina Faso. It has a population of 96,469 (2019 census).
History
Pouytenga was founded by the Mossi chief Naaba Pouya, from whom it received ...
List of departments or communes by region and by province
: Type of departments : ''(rur.)'' rural commune ; ''(urb.)'' urban commune ; ''(urb.p.s.)'' urban commune with particular status (subdivided in arrondissements).
Kadiogo Province
Kadiogo is a province of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre Region. Its area is of 2,805 km2, containing six departments and a population of 3,032,668 (2019). Its capital is also the state capital, Ouagadougou. It features the central plate ...
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,415,266 in 2019. The city's n ...
Boudry
Boudry a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
History
Boudry is first mentioned in 1278 as ''Baudri''.
There are numerous prehistoric settlements around Boudry. These include the neolithic stilt houses on the banks of ...
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Kogho
Kogho is a town in the Kogho Department of Ganzourgou Province in central Burkina Faso
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Salogo
Salogo is a town in the Salogo Department of Ganzourgou Province in central Burkina Faso
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Zam Zam or ZAM or similar may refer to:
Places
*Zam, Burkina Faso, a town
**Zam Department
*Zam Rural District of Iran
*Zam, Hunedoara, a commune in Romania
*Zam (river), Hunedoara County, Romania
People
*ZAM-1, Australian artist and designer
*Che ...
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Zorgho
Zorgho is a town in 8the Zorgho Department of Ganzourgou Province in Burkina Faso. Zorgho is the capital of Zorgho Department and Ganzourgou Province and has a population of 35,398.
Culture
Dances
There is a traditional Mossi dance from th ...
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Zoungou
Zoungou is a town in the Zoungou Department of Ganzourgou Province in central Burkina Faso
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''(urb.)'' ''(provincial and regional capital)''
* Zitenga ''(rur.)''
Centre-Nord Region
Centre-Nord is one of thirteen administrative regions of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in Africa. The population of Centre-Nord in 2019 was 1,872,126. The region's capital is Kaya. Three provinces— Bam, Namentenga, and Sanmatenga, make up ...
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Bam Province
Bam is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in Centre-Nord Region and the capital of Bam is Kongoussi. In 2019 it has a population of 473,955. It is a rural province with 420,314 of its residents living in the countryside; only 5 ...
Rollo
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Rouko
Rouko is a town in the Rouko Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Rouko Department
Rouko is a department or commune of Bam Province in north-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of R ...
Nagbingou
Nagbingou is a town in the Manni Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso
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Sanmatenga Province
Sanmatenga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Nord Region.
Its capital is Kaya.
Departments
Sanmatenga is divided into 10 departments:
*Barsalogho Department
* Boussouma Department
*Dablo Department
* Kaya Departmen ...
Dablo
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Names
The word "dablo" is a non-Sámi at ...
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Kaya
Kaya may refer to:
People
*Kaya (given name)
*Kaya (surname)
Places
*Kaya, Burkina Faso, a town in Burkina Faso, capital of the department
*Kaya Airport, serving the town
* Kaya Department, a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in centr ...
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Korsimoro
Korsimoro is a town and the capital of the Korsimoro Department, in the Sanmatenga Province of central Burkina Faso
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Pissila
Pissila is a town, with a population of 23,420 (2019 census), in the province of Sanmatenga in Burkina Faso
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Titao
Titao is a town located in the province of Loroum in Burkina Faso
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Samba
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Yatenga Province
Yatenga is one of the provinces of Burkina Faso, located in the Nord Region of the country. In modern Yatenga, the most prominent city is Ouahigouya (also known as Waiguya). This city served as the capital of the kingdom of Yatenga, a powerful kin ...
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Barga Barga may refer to:
People
* Barga Mongols in the early 20th century
Places
* Barga (department), Burkina Faso
* Barga, Tuscany
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Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya is a town in northern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Yatenga Province and one of its subdivisions the Ouahigouya Department. It is also the biggest town in the Nord Region (Burkina Faso), Nord Region. It is the fourth largest c ...
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* Oula ''(rur.)''
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Rambo
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Thiou
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Zondoma Province
Zondoma is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Nord Region. In 2019 the population was 239,955. Its capital is Gourcy.
Education
In 2011 the province had 191 primary schools and 16 secondary schools.
Healthcare
In 2011 the pr ...
Gourcy
Gourcy is a town in the Gourcy Department in the province of Zondoma in Burkina Faso
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Oudalan Province
Oudalan is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region.
Its capital is Gorom-Gorom. The 2019 census reported 158,146 people living in the province.
Departments
The province is divided into 5 departments.
See also
*Reg ...
Gorom-Gorom
Gorom-Gorom is a town in northern Burkina Faso. Its name translates as "''you sit down, (and) we'll sit down''", reminiscent of its role as an important crossroads in the Sahel. It is the capital of Oudalan Province.
Known for its market and man ...
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Markoye
Markoye is a town in northern Burkina Faso, in the province of Oudalan. It is the site of Burkina Faso’s coldest recorded temperature of .
Economy
There is a weekly cattle and camel market in the town and it is close to a manganese mine in T ...
Soum Province
Soum is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region.
Its capital is Djibo.
Departments
Soum is divided into 9 departments:
See also
*Regions of Burkina Faso
*Provinces of Burkina Faso
*Departments of Burkina Faso
Th ...
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Arbinda
Arbinda (also spelled Aribinda) is a town in and the capital of the Arbinda Department of Soum Province in northern Burkina Faso
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Djibo
''Djibo'' is a town in northern Burkina Faso and the capital city of Soum Province. It is situated north of Ouagadougou and from the frontier with Mali. It was founded in the 16th century and became the capital of Djilgodji, before becoming do ...
Yagha Province
Yagha is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region.
Its capital is Sebba
Sebba is a town located in the province of Yagha in Burkina Faso
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Sebba
Sebba is a town located in the province of Yagha in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, N ...
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Solhan
Solhan ( ku, Bongilan, ) is a town (belde) and seat of the Solhan District of Bingöl Province in Turkey. The mayor is Abdulhakim Yıldız (AK Party
The Justice and Development Party ( tr, Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, ; AKP), abbreviated off ...
Bilanga
Bilanga is a town in the Bilanga Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mal ...
Coalla
Coalla is a town in the Coalla Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali ...
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Liptougou
Liptougou is a town in the Liptougou Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered b ...
''(rur.)''
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Manni
Manni is a town in the Manni Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali ...
Gourma Province
Gourma is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, in Est Region. The capital of Gourma is Fada N’Gourma. The population of Gourma was 437,242 in 2019.
Departments
Gourma is divided into 6 departments:
See also
*Regions of Burkina Faso
*Pr ...
Kompienga Province
Kompienga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Est Region.
The capital of Kompienga is Pama. The province also borders the country of Togo. The Kompienga Dam located in the province is the country's first hydro-electric ...
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Kompienga
Kompienga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Est Region.
The capital of Kompienga is Pama. The province also borders the country of Togo. The Kompienga Dam located in the province is the country's first hydro-electric ...
Tapoa Province
Tapoa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in the Est Region. Its capital is Diapaga.
Departments
Tapoa is divided into 8 departments:
See also
*Regions of Burkina Faso
*Provinces of Burkina Faso
*Departments of Burkina Fa ...
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Botou
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Administrative Divisions
Subdistricts: Jiefang Subdistrict (), Hedong Subdistrict (), Gulou Subdistrict ...
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Diapaga
Diapaga is a city in and the capital of Tapoa Province in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northw ...
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Kantchari
The city of Kantchari is located in eastern Burkina Faso near the border with Niger and on the main road from Ouagadougou to Niamey
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Boulgou Province
Boulgou is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Est Region. The capital of Boulgou is Tenkodogo. The population of Boulgou in 2019 was 736,559.
Garango
Garango is a city located in Boulgou Province of Burkina Faso. The main ethnic group is the Bissa. The population is 40,404.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Garango is twinned with:
* Laval, France
* Ladenburg, Germany ...
Tenkodogo
Tenkodogo is the capital city of Boulgou Province and the Centre-Est Region of Burkina Faso with a population of 61,936 (2019).
Economy
The villages surrounding Tenkodogo are primarily based around animal husbandry.
The main market takes place e ...
Sangha
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Kouritenga Province
Kouritenga (sometimes spelt Kourittenga) is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Est Region. In 2019 the province had a population of 479,930.
Pouytenga
Pouytenga is the capital and largest city in the Pouytenga Department of Kouritenga Province in Burkina Faso. It has a population of 96,469 (2019 census).
History
Pouytenga was founded by the Mossi chief Naaba Pouya, from whom it received ...
Bazèga Province
Bazèga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Sud Region. The capital of Bazèga is Kombissiri. Bazèga had a population of 238,202 in 2006 and in 2011 it was estimated to be 263,603.
Education
In 2011 the province had 187 p ...
Kombissiri
Kombissiri is a city located in the province of Bazèga in Burkina Faso
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Nahouri Province
Nahouri is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in the Centre-Sud Region, Centre-Sud administrative region. In 2019 the population was 195,608. Its capital is Pô.
Education
In 2011 the province had 109 primary schools and 20 secondar ...
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Guiaro
Guiaro is a department or commune of Nahouri Province in southeastern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali t ...
Ziou
Ziou is a Departments of Burkina Faso, department or commune of Nahouri Province in southeastern Burkina Faso bordering Togo. Its capital lies at the town of Ziou.rur.)''
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Gomboussougou
Gomboussougou is a rural village in Burkina Faso
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Manga
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Bingo
Bingo or B-I-N-G-O may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Gaming
* Bingo, a game using a printed card of numbers
** Bingo (British version), a game using a printed card of 15 numbers on three lines; most commonly played in the UK and Ireland
** Bi ...
Pella
Pella ( el, Î Îλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is best-known for serving as the capital city of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, and was the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
On site of the ancient cit ...
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Poa
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Kyon
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Ziro Province ''For the town in India, see Ziro''.
Ziro is a province of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. It has an area of . The provincial capital is the town of Sapouy.
Education
In 2011 the province had 0 primary schools and 0 secondary sch ...
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Bakata
Bakata was the capital of the Ahom kingdom (present-day Assam, Northeast India) established by the Ahom king Suhungmung. Since this capital was by the Dihing river, Suhungmung is also known as the ''Dihingia Raja''. The next king, Suklenmung, ...
Dalo
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Gao
Gao , or Gawgaw/Kawkaw, is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley.
For much of its history Gao was an impor ...
''(rur.)''
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Sapouy
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
Ouagadougou ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Burkina F ...
Houet Province
Houet is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Hauts-Bassins Region. The capital of Houet is Bobo-Dioulasso. In 2019, the province had a population of 1,509,377.
Departments
Houet is divided into 13 departments (one of them, Bob ...
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Bama
Bama or BAMA may refer to:
Places
* Bama, shortened form of Alabama, a state of the United States of America
** The University of Alabama, the public university serving the state, often known as simply ''Bama''
* Bama, one of the colloquial Burm ...
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Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 904,920 (); it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. The name means "home of the Bobo-Dioula".
The local Bobo-speaking population (re ...
Faramana Faramana is a town in Houet Province (Hauts-Bassins Region) in western Burkina Faso, near the border of Mali.
It is the capital of Faramana Department, which further consists of 7 villages:
* Bambe
* Biena
* Koakourima
* Kobi
* Kouni
* Siankoro
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Banwa Province
Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2019 it had a population of 345,749.
Education
In 2011 the province had 170 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.
Healt ...
Sami
Acronyms
* SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft
* Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company
* South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...
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Douroula
Douroula is a town in Burkina Faso. It is the county seat of Douroula Department in the province Mouhoun.
Near the town are ruins of a smelting furnace and evidence of ferrous metallurgy dating back to the 8th century BC. This is the oldest c ...
Ouarkoye Ouarkoye is a town approximately west of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Nayala Province
Nayala is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region.
Its capital is Toma.
Education
In 2011 the province had 133 primary schools and 20 secondary schools.
Healthcare
In 2011 the province had 20 health and social ...
Sourou Province
Sourou is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Boucle du Mouhoun.
Its capital is Tougan.
Education
In 2011 the province had 162 primary schools and 17 secondary schools.
Healthcare
In 2011 the province had 27 health and socia ...
Tougan
Tougan is a town located in the province of Sourou in Burkina Faso
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Banfora
Banfora is a city in south western Burkina Faso, with a population of 117,452 (2019 census) making it the sixth most populous city in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Comoe province. The city lies south-west of Bobo-Dioulasso, on the Abid ...
Niangoloko Niangoloko is a town and seat of the Niangoloko Department in southwestern Burkina Faso. It is located near the city of Banfora and the border with Côte d'Ivoire. The town has a population of 33,292.
Transport
The town is served by a station on ...
Dolo
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The growth of the town of Dolo is due to the gradual downsizing of th ...
Dissin
Dissin is a town and seat of Dissin Department in the province of Ioba in Burkina Faso, near the northwest corner of Ghana
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Koper
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Ouessa Ouessa is a town in southern Burkina Faso, very close to the border of Ghana
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Zambo
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Gaoua
Gaoua is a market town in southern Burkina Faso known for its superstitious values and customs.
The population, rested at 45,284. (2019 census)
Located in the red earth, green hills, and fast flowing streams of southwestern Burkina Faso, Gaoua is ...
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Malba
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Created by Argentine businessman Eduardo Costantini ...
Provinces of Burkina Faso
The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces. These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 departments or communes.
List of provinces by region
Here is a list of the provinces, with their capitals in par ...
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Regions of Burkina Faso
Per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. Most of these, according to their individual articles, were implemented on 2 July 2001.
Burkina Faso is d ...