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:
Central 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)
Eastern 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)
Northern 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)
Southern 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)
Western 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
- ISO 3166-2:BF
References
External links
- Provinces of Burkina Faso at Statoids.com
