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 |
Sud-Ouest Southwest Region | 1. | 874,030 | - | - |
Cascades Cascades Region | 2. | 812,062 | Banfora Banfora | 117,452 |
Hauts-Bassins High-Basins Region | 3. | 2,238,375 | Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso | 904,920 |
Boucle du Mouhoun Boucle du Mouhoun Region | 4. | 1,898,133 | Dedougou Dédougou | 63,617 |
Sahel Sahel | 5. | 1,094,907 | Dori Dori | 46,512 |
Est Est | 6. | 1,941,505 | Fada N'gourma Fada N'gourma | 73,200 |
Centre-Nord Centre-Nord | 7. | 1,872,126 | Kaya Kaya | 121,970 |
Centre-Ouest Centre-Ouest | 8. | 1,659,339 | Koudougou Koudougou | 160,239 |
Centre-Sud Centre-Sud | 9. | 788,341 | Manga Manga | 28,615 |
Centre Centre | 10. | 3,030,384 | Ouagadougou Ouagadougou | 1,086,505 |
Nord Nord | 11. | 1,720,908 | Ouahigouya Ouahigouya | 124,587 |
Centre-Est Centre-Est | 12. | 1,578,075 | Tenkodogo Tenkodogo | 61,936 |
Plateau-Central Plateau-Central | 13. | 977,510 | Ziniare Ziniaré | 33,296 |