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.

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Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions. Each region is administered by a governor.

A clickable map of Burkina Faso exhibiting its 13 administrative regions.
A clickable map of Burkina Faso exhibiting its 13 administrative regions.
RegionArea
(km2) [1]		Population
(2024)[2]		 Density

(per km2 in 2024)

 Administrative
capital
Boucle du Mouhoun34,3332,120,626 62.1Dédougou
Cascades18,424944,950 51.3Banfora
Centre2,8693,623,784 1,292Ouagadougou
Centre-Est14,7101,787,201 121.9Tenkodogo
Centre-Nord19,6772,134,352 107.6Kaya
Centre-Ouest21,7521,866,251 85.9Koudougou
Centre-Sud11,457872,845 77.2Manga
Est46,6942,240,243 48.5Fada N'gourma
Hauts-Bassins25,3432,572,566 101.5Bobo Dioulasso
Nord16,4141,939,319 119.7Ouahigouya
Plateau-Central8,5451,096,483 128.3Ziniaré
Sahel35,3601,223,695 34.6Dori
Sud-Ouest16,153986,700 61.1Gaoua

These regions are divided into 45 provinces and subdivided into 351 communes.

See also

References
  1. Burkina Faso at Geohive
  2. "Burkina Faso: Administrative Division (Regions and Provinces) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

See also
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