Rollo is a
department or commune of
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 ...
in north-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 ...
. Its capital lies at the town of
Rollo
Rollo ( nrf, Rou, ''Rolloun''; non, Hrólfr; french: Rollon; died between 928 and 933) was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, today a region in northern France. He emerged as the outstanding warrior among the Norsemen who had se ...
. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 25,631.
Burkinabé government inforoute communale
In 2007, as part of political decentralisation, new Mayors were elected to replace the existing local politicians. Issa Ouermi was elected mayor of the Rollo Department.
Towns and villages
* Boulguin
* Gondékoubé
* Ibi
* Igondéga
* Kangaré
* Kangaré-Foulbé
* Kobséré
* Koulwéogo
* Lourfa
* Ouenné
* Ouittenga
* Pogoro
* Pogoro-Foulbé
*Rollo
Rollo ( nrf, Rou, ''Rolloun''; non, Hrólfr; french: Rollon; died between 928 and 933) was a Viking who became the first ruler of Normandy, today a region in northern France. He emerged as the outstanding warrior among the Norsemen who had se ...
* Tampouï
* Toéssin
* Toéssin-Foulbé
References
Departments of Burkina Faso
Bam Province
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