Poni is one of the 45
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.
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, located in its
Sud-Ouest Region.
Its capital is
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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Departments
Poni is divided into 10 departments:
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Bouroum-Bouroum
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Bousséra
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Djigoué
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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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Gbomblora
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Loropéni
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Malba
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Nako
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Périgban (or Pérignan)
Places of interest
Poni Province is home to Burkina Faso's first UNESCO World Heritage site, the
Ruins of Loropéni, which was added to the
UNESCO
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World Heritage
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List in 2009.
See also
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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 ...
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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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Departments of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso 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 ...
References
Provinces of Burkina Faso
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