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