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