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 or communes.

List of provinces by region

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

Centrale Burkina Faso

Centre Region

• Kadiogo (Ouagadougou) (#14 in map)

Centre-Nord Region

• Bam (Kongoussi) (#2 in map)
• Namentenga (Boulsa) (#26 in map)
• Sanmatenga (Kaya) (#34 in map)

Centre-Sud Region

• Bazèga (Kombissiri) (#4 in map)
• Nahouri (Pô) (#25 in map)
• Zoundwéogo (Manga) (#45 in map)

Plateau-Central Region

• Ganzourgou (Zorgho) (#9 in map)
• Kourwéogo (Boussé) (#21 in map)
• Oubritenga (Ziniaré) (#29 in map)

Est Burkina Faso

Centre-Est Region

• Boulgou (Tenkodogo) (#6 in map)
• Koulpélogo (Ouargaye) (#19 in map)
• Kouritenga (Koupéla) (#20 in map)

Est Region

• 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

Nord Region

• Loroum (Titao) (#23 in map)
• Passoré (Yako) (#31 in map)
• Yatenga (Ouahigouya) (#42 in map)
• Zondoma (Gourcy) (#44 in map)

Sahel Region

• Oudalan (Gorom-Gorom) (#30 in map)
• Séno (Dori) (#35 in map)
• Soum (Djibo) (#37 in map)
• Yagha (Sebba) (#41 in map)

Sud Burkina Faso

Cascades Region

• Comoé (Banfora) (#8 in map)
• Léraba (Sindou) (#22 in map)

Hauts-Bassins Region

• Houet (Bobo-Dioulasso) (#12 in map)
• Kénédougou (Orodara) (#15 in map)
• Tuy (Houndé) (#40 in map)

Sud-Ouest Region

• Bougouriba (Diébougou) (#5 in map)
• Ioba (Dano) (#13 in map)
• Noumbiel (Batié) (#28 in map)
• Poni (Gaoua) (#32 in map)

Ouest Burkina Faso

Boucle du Mouhoun Region

• 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)

Centre-Ouest Region

• 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

See also

• Geography of Burkina Faso
• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Communes of Burkina Faso

References

External links

• Provinces of Burkina Faso at Statoids.com