General info

Entity:
Burkina Faso
Capital:
Ouagadougou
Population (2008-07-01):
15,264,735 (CIA)
Area:
274,200 sq.km.
Country code:
bf
Region:
Western Africa

Burkina Faso

Administrative units

région
province		 capital area (sq.km.) population
1996-12-10
census		 population
2006-12-09
census
source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie (INSD), Burkina Faso.
note: 2006 census results are preliminary figures.
Boucle du Mouhoun Dédougou 34,162 1,174,456 1,434,847
Balé, Les Boromo 4,596 168,170 213,897
Banwa, Les Solenzo 5,888 215,297 267,934
Kossi Nouna 7,328 230,693 272,233
Mouhoun Dédougou 6,659 235,391 298,088
Nayala Toma 3,923 136,393 162,869
Sourou Tougan 5,768 188,512 219,826
Cascades Banfora 18,434 334,303 524,956
Comoé Banfora 15,302 241,379 400,534
Léraba Sindou 3,132 92,927 124,422
Centre Ouagadougou 2,805 941,894 1,523,980
Kadiogo Ouagadougou 2,805 941,894 1,523,980
Centre-Est Tenkodogo 14,656 853,099 1,132,023
Boulgou Tenkodogo 6,687 415,583 542,286
Koulpélogo Ouargaye 5,348 187,399 259,395
Kouritenga Koupéla 2,621 250,117 330,342
Centre-Nord Kaya 19,840 928,321 1,203,073
Bam Kongoussi 4,084 211,551 277,092
Namentenga Boulsa 6,466 252,738 327,749
Sanmatenga Kaya 9,290 464,032 598,232
Centre-Ouest Koudougou 21,726 943,538 1,183,473
Boulkiemdé Koudougou 4,268 421,302 498,008
Sanguié Réo 5,183 249,583 297,230
Sissili Léo 7,147 153,434 212,628
Ziro Sapouy 5,128 119,219 175,607
Centre-Sud Manga 11,313 530,696 638,379
Bazèga Kombissiri 3,964 213,824 238,202
Nahouri Pô 3,748 119,739 155,463
Zoundwéogo Manga 3,601 197,133 244,714
Est Fada-N'Gourma 46,228 853,706 1,209,399
Gnagna Bogandé 8,470 307,372 407,739
Gourma Fada N'Gourma 11,145 220,116 304,169
Komandjoari Gayéri 5,043 50,484 80,047
Kompienga Pama 6,998 40,766 75,662
Tapoa Diapaga 14,572 234,968 341,782
Hauts-Bassins Bobo-Dioulasso 25,343 1,031,377 1,410,284
Houet Bobo-Dioulasso 11,571 672,114 902,662
Kénédougou Orodara 8,139 198,541 283,463
Tuy Houndé 5,633 160,722 224,159
Nord Ouahigouya 16,199 955,420 1,182,770
Loroum Titao 3,587 111,339 142,990
Passoré Yako 3,866 271,864 322,873
Yatenga Ouahigouya 6,987 444,563 547,952
Zondoma Gourcy 1,759 127,654 168,955
Plateau Central Ziniaré 8,545 572,154 693,137
Ganzourgou Zorgo 4,179 256,921 319,830
Kourwéogo Boussé 1,588 117,996 136,017
Oubritenga Ziniaré 2,778 197,237 237,290
Sahel Dori 35,360 708,332 969,881
Oudalan Gorom-Gorom 9,832 137,160 197,240
Séno Dori 6,866 201,760 264,815
Soum Djibo 12,205 252,993 348,341
Yagha Sebba 6,457 116,419 159,485
Sud-Ouest Gaoua 16,153 485,313 624,056
Bougouriba Diébougou 2,815 76,498 102,507
Ioba Dano 3,251 161,484 197,186
Noumbiel Batié 2,736 51,431 69,992
Poni Gaoua 7,351 195,900 254,371
total   270,764 10,312,609 13,730,258

Main cities

name population
1996-12-10
census		 population
2006-12-09
census
Ouagadougou 750,398 1,181,702
Bobo Dioulasso 309,771 435,543
Koudougou 72,490 82,720
Banfora 49,724 72,144
Ouahigouya 52,193 70,957
Kaya 33,958 51,778
Tenkodogo 31,466 40,839
Fada N'gourma 29,254 40,815
Dédougou 33,815 37,793
Houndé .. 34,669
source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie (INSD), Burkina Faso.
note: 2006 census results are preliminary figures.