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
Boucle du Mouhoun Boucle du Mouhoun Region1.1,898,133Dedougou Dédougou63,617
Cascades Cascades Region2.812,062Banfora Banfora117,452
Centre Centre3.3,030,384Ouagadougou Ouagadougou1,086,505
Centre-Est Centre-Est4.1,578,075Tenkodogo Tenkodogo61,936
Centre-Nord Centre-Nord5.1,872,126Kaya Kaya121,970
Centre-Ouest Centre-Ouest6.1,659,339Koudougou Koudougou160,239
Centre-Sud Centre-Sud7.788,341Manga Manga28,615
Est Est8.1,941,505Fada N'gourma Fada N'gourma73,200
Hauts-Bassins High-Basins Region9.2,238,375Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso904,920
Nord Nord10.1,720,908Ouahigouya Ouahigouya124,587
Plateau-Central Plateau-Central11.977,510Ziniare Ziniaré33,296
Sahel Sahel12.1,094,907Dori Dori46,512
Sud-Ouest Southwest Region13.874,030--