Loropeni is a department or commune of Poni Province in southern

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 Loropeni.

Towns and villages

Its capital lies at the town of Loropeni.Burkinabé government inforoute communale

Places of interest

The Department is home to Burkina Faso's first UNESCO World Heritage site, the Ruins of Loropéni, which was added to the

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

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List in 2009.

References

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