Regions in Burkina Faso
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You can sort the regions in Burkina Faso alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Burkina Faso
There are 13 regions in Burkina Faso in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Centre Centre | 1. | 3,030,384 | Ouagadougou Ouagadougou | 1,086,505 |
Hauts-Bassins High-Basins Region | 2. | 2,238,375 | Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso | 904,920 |
Centre-Ouest Centre-Ouest | 3. | 1,659,339 | Koudougou Koudougou | 160,239 |
Nord Nord | 4. | 1,720,908 | Ouahigouya Ouahigouya | 124,587 |
Centre-Nord Centre-Nord | 5. | 1,872,126 | Kaya Kaya | 121,970 |
Cascades Cascades Region | 6. | 812,062 | Banfora Banfora | 117,452 |
Est Est | 7. | 1,941,505 | Fada N'gourma Fada N'gourma | 73,200 |
Boucle du Mouhoun Boucle du Mouhoun Region | 8. | 1,898,133 | Dedougou Dédougou | 63,617 |
Centre-Est Centre-Est | 9. | 1,578,075 | Tenkodogo Tenkodogo | 61,936 |
Sahel Sahel | 10. | 1,094,907 | Dori Dori | 46,512 |
Plateau-Central Plateau-Central | 11. | 977,510 | Ziniare Ziniaré | 33,296 |
Centre-Sud Centre-Sud | 12. | 788,341 | Manga Manga | 28,615 |
Sud-Ouest Southwest Region | 13. | 874,030 | - | - |