Regions in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is made up of 13 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Burkina Faso. Information on all primary administrative regions in Burkina Faso.

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Primary administrative regions in Burkina Faso

There are 13 regions in Burkina Faso in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Burkina Faso
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Centre Centre1.3,030,384Ouagadougou Ouagadougou1,086,505
Hauts-Bassins High-Basins Region2.2,238,375Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso904,920
Est Est3.1,941,505Fada N'gourma Fada N'gourma73,200
Boucle du Mouhoun Boucle du Mouhoun Region4.1,898,133Dedougou Dédougou63,617
Centre-Nord Centre-Nord5.1,872,126Kaya Kaya121,970
Nord Nord6.1,720,908Ouahigouya Ouahigouya124,587
Centre-Ouest Centre-Ouest7.1,659,339Koudougou Koudougou160,239
Centre-Est Centre-Est8.1,578,075Tenkodogo Tenkodogo61,936
Sahel Sahel9.1,094,907Dori Dori46,512
Plateau-Central Plateau-Central10.977,510Ziniare Ziniaré33,296
Sud-Ouest Southwest Region11.874,030--
Cascades Cascades Region12.812,062Banfora Banfora117,452
Centre-Sud Centre-Sud13.788,341Manga Manga28,615