Poura is a small department or commune of

Balé Province Balé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Boucle du Mouhoun Region with Boromo as capital. Its area is , and had a population of 297,367 in 2019. The province is known for its Deux Balé Forest, populated by savannah e ...

in south-eastern

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

Poura Poura is a town in the Poura Department of Balé 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 ...

. According to the 1996 census, the department had a total population of 9,761.

Towns and villages

Largest towns and villages and populations in the department are as follows: Burkinabé government inforoute communale
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(5 883 inhabitants) (capital) * Basnéré (386 inhabitants) * Darsalam (587 inhabitants) * Kankélé (591 inhabitants) * Mouhoun III (233 inhabitants) * Poura-village (1 069 inhabitants) * Pig-poré (637 inhabitants) * Toécin (375 inhabitants)

References

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