Provinces of Burkina Faso

The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces.[1][2] These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 departments or communes.[3]

Provinces of Burkina Faso with names

List of provinces by region

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Provinces of Burkina Faso by number

Here is a list of the provinces, with their capitals in parentheses:

Central Burkina Faso

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Eastern Burkina Faso

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Northern Burkina Faso

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Southern Burkina Faso

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Western Burkina Faso

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Populations of the 45 Provinces

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 Centre Region (Burkina Faso)Centre Region (Burkina Faso)Est Region (Burkina Faso)Nord Region (Burkina Faso)Sud-Ouest Region (Burkina Faso)Cascades RegionCentre-Ouest RegionHauts-Bassins RegionBoucle du Mouhoun RegionCentre-Nord RegionSahel RegionCentre-Est RegionCentre-Sud RegionCentre-Sud RegionPlateau-Centre RegionPlateau-Centre Region
A clickable map of Burkina Faso exhibiting its 13 administrative regions.
Province Population
at 2006 Census [4]
Population
at 2019 Census [5]
Balé 213,423 297,367
Bam 275,191 473,955
Banwa 269,375 345,749
Bazèga 238,425 280,793
Bougouriba 101,479 153,606
Boulgou 543,570 736,559
Boulkiemdé 505,206 689,184
Comoé 407,528 632,695
Ganzourgou 319,380 481,794
Gnagna 408,669 675,897
Gourma 305,936 437,242
Houet 955,451 1,509,377
Ioba 192,321 265,876
Kadiogo 1,727,390 3,032,668
Kénédougou 285,695 399,836
Komondjari 79,507 105,584
Kompienga 75,867 117,672
Kossi 278,546 355,655
Koulpélogo 258,667 361,586
Kouritenga 329,779 479,930
Kourwéogo 138,217 181,202
Léraba 124,280 179,367
Loroum 142,853 198,178
Mouhoun 297,350 391,325
Nahouri 157,071 195,608
Namentenga 328,820 512,529
Nayala 163,433 223,090
Noumbiel 70,036 98,883
Oubritenga 238,775 314,514
Oudalan 195,964 158,146
Passoré 323,222 457,781
Poni 256,931 355,665
Sanguié 297,036 391,520
Sanmatenga 598,014 885,642
Séno 264,991 404,104
Sissili 208,409 336,972
Soum 347,335 363,633
Sourou 220,622 284,947
Tapoa 342,305 605,110
Tuy 228,458 329,162
Yagha 160,152 169,024
Yatenga 553,164 824,994
Ziro 175,915 241,663
Zondoma 166,557 239,955
Zoundwéogo 245,947 311,940
Totals 14,017,262 20,487,979

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Benjamin Kambou. "Les 45 Provinces du BURKINA FASO" (PDF).
  2. ^ "burkina" (PDF). UN.
  3. ^ "MEMORANDUM SUR LA DETERMINATION DU NOMBRE DE SIEGES DES CONSEILLERS MUNICIPAUX PAR VILLAGES ET PAR SECTEURS DANS LE CADRE DES ELECTIONS LOCALES DU 02 DECEMBRE 2012" (PDF). Ouagadougou. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-31. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Home". citypopulation.de.
  5. ^ provisional, from www.citypopulation.de
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