Provinces of Burkina Faso
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The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 departments or communes.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
List of provinces by region
Here is a list of the provinces, with their capitals in parentheses:
Centrale Burkina Faso
- Kadiogo (Ouagadougou) (#14 in map)
- Bam (Kongoussi) (#2 in map)
- Namentenga (Boulsa) (#26 in map)
- Sanmatenga (Kaya) (#34 in map)
- Bazèga (Kombissiri) (#4 in map)
- Nahouri (Pô) (#25 in map)
- Zoundwéogo (Manga) (#45 in map)
- Ganzourgou (Zorgho) (#9 in map)
- Kourwéogo (Boussé) (#21 in map)
- Oubritenga (Ziniaré) (#29 in map)
Est Burkina Faso
- Boulgou (Tenkodogo) (#6 in map)
- Koulpélogo (Ouargaye) (#19 in map)
- Kouritenga (Koupéla) (#20 in map)
- Gnagna (Bogandé) (#10 in map)
- Gourma (Fada N'gourma) (#11 in map)
- Komondjari (Gayéri) (#16 in map)
- Kompienga (Pama) (#17 in map)
- Tapoa (Diapaga) (#39 in map)
Nord Burkina Faso
- Loroum (Titao) (#23 in map)
- Passoré (Yako) (#31 in map)
- Yatenga (Ouahigouya) (#42 in map)
- Zondoma (Gourcy) (#44 in map)
- Oudalan (Gorom-Gorom) (#30 in map)
- Séno (Dori) (#35 in map)
- Soum (Djibo) (#37 in map)
- Yagha (Sebba) (#41 in map)
Sud Burkina Faso
- Houet (Bobo-Dioulasso) (#12 in map)
- Kénédougou (Orodara) (#15 in map)
- Tuy (Houndé) (#40 in map)
- Bougouriba (Diébougou) (#5 in map)
- Ioba (Dano) (#13 in map)
- Noumbiel (Batié) (#28 in map)
- Poni (Gaoua) (#32 in map)
Ouest Burkina Faso
- Balé (Boromo) (#1 in map)
- Banwa (Solenzo) (#3 in map)
- Kossi (Nouna) (#18 in map)
- Mouhoun (Dédougou) (#24 in map)
- Nayala (Toma) (#27 in map)
- Sourou (Tougan) (#38 in map)
- Boulkiemdé (Koudougou) (#7 in map)
- Sanguié (Réo) (#33 in map)
- Sissili (Léo) (#36 in map)
- Ziro (Sapouy) (#43 in map)
Populations of the 45 Provinces
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| Province | citation | CitationClass=web
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|---|---|---|
| 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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