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Guillé
Guillé is a town in the Bingo Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 .... It has a population of 1,030. References External links Satellite map at Maplandia.com Populated places in Boulkiemd� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingo Department
Bingo is a Departments of Burkina Faso, department in the province of Boulkiemdé, west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. As of 2005, it had a population of 16,541. Bingo, Boulkiemdé, Bingo is the capital of the department. Bingo was a location in the American television series ''The Amazing Race 12'' (2007). Towns and villages Bingo, Boulkiemdé, BingoBisraagaGuilléKaligriKoanga, Burkina Faso, KoangaKoulgorinSâSapelo, Burkina Faso, SapeloSilgoTanghin, Boulkiemdé, TanghinVilla, Burkina Faso, VillaZékemzougouReferences Departments of Burkina Faso Boulkiemdé Province, Bingo {{Boulkiemdé-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 divided into 13 administrative regions. Each region is administered by a governor. These regions are divided into 45 provinces and subdivided into 351 communes. See also *List of regions of Burkina Faso by Human Development Index *Provinces of Burkina Faso *Departments of Burkina Faso, Departments/Communes of Burkina Faso *Geography of Burkina Faso *ISO 3166-2:BF References See also Regions of Burkina Faso at Statoids.com {{Burkina Faso topics Regions of Burkina Faso, Subdivisions of Burkina Faso Lists of administrative divisions, Burkina Faso, Regions Administrative divisions in Africa, Burkina Faso 1 First-level administrative divisions by country, Regions, Burkina Faso Burkina Faso geography-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre-Ouest Region
Centre-Ouest (, "West Central") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Ouest was 1,659,339 in 2019. The region's capital is Koudougou. Four provinces ( Boulkiemdé, Sanguié, Sissili, and Ziro) make up the region. As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,659,339 with 53.7% females. The population in the region was 8.09% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 61, infant mortality rate was 87 and the mortality of children under five was 142. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.8%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 135%. Geography Most of Burkino Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of Burkina Faso, departments or communes. List of provinces by region Here is a list of the provinces, with their capitals in parentheses: Central Burkina Faso Centre Region (Burkina Faso), Centre Region * Kadiogo Province, Kadiogo (Ouagadougou) (#14 in map) Centre-Nord Region * Bam Province, Bam (Kongoussi) (#2 in map) * Namentenga Province, Namentenga (Boulsa) (#26 in map) * Sanmatenga Province, Sanmatenga (Kaya, Burkina Faso, Kaya) (#34 in map) Centre-Sud Region * Bazèga Province, Bazèga (Kombissiri) (#4 in map) * Nahouri Province, Nahouri (Pô) (#25 in map) * Zoundwéogo Province, Zoundwéogo (Manga, Burkina Faso, Manga) (#45 in map) Plateau-Central Region * Ganzourgou Province, Ganzourgou (Zorgho) (#9 in map) * Kourwéogo Province, Kourwéogo (Boussé) (#21 in map) * Oubritenga Province, Oubritenga (Ziniaré) (#29 in map) East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulkiemdé Province
Boulkiemdé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Ouest Region. The capital of Boulkiemdé is Koudougou. The population of Boulkiemdé was 498,008 in 2006 and 567,680 in 2011. Education In 2011 the province had 437 primary schools and 65 secondary schools. Healthcare In 2011 the province had 75 health and social promotion centers (''Centres de santé et de promotion sociale''), 20 doctors and 262 nurses. Departments Boulkiemde is divided into 13 departments as follows: In pop-culture Boulkiemdé (specifically the department of Bingo) was a location in the American television series ''The Amazing Race 12'' (2007). See also *Regions of Burkina Faso *Provinces of Burkina Faso *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 ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative status, or historical significance. In some regions, towns are formally defined by legal charters or government designations, while in others, the term is used informally. Towns typically feature centralized services, infrastructure, and governance, such as municipal authorities, and serve as hubs for commerce, education, and cultural activities within their regions. The concept of a town varies culturally and legally. For example, in the United Kingdom, a town may historically derive its status from a market town designation or City status in the United Kingdom, royal charter, while in the United States, the term is often loosely applied to incorporated municipality, municipalities. In some countries, such as Australia and Canada, distinction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi). In 2024, the country had an estimated population of approximately 23,286,000. Previously called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was Geographical renaming, renamed Burkina Faso by then-List of heads of state of Burkina Faso, president Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabes, and its Capital city, capital and largest city is Ouagadougou. The largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established powerful Mossi Kingdoms, kingdoms such as Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. In 1896, it was Colonization, colonized by the French colonial empire, French as part of French West Africa; in 1958, Upper Volta became a self-governing colony wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
