Departments of Burkina Faso

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The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 351 departments (as of 2014 and since local elections of 2012), whose urbanized areas (cities, towns and villages) are grouped into the same commune (municipality) with the same name as the department (the department also covers rural areas, including national natural parks, that are not ruled locally at municipal level, but by the state at departmental level). The 351 communes created in those departments have three kinds of status :

49 urban communes (including 2 urban communes with special status, the Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso departments that are further subdivided into "arrondissements"), are grouping their main city/town (subdivided into urban sectors) and all other administrative villages in their department ; in these 49 urban communes, the main city or town is subdivided into urban sectors (within the two communes with special status, each urban sector of the capital city belong to only one arrondissement, which may also include other surrounding villages outside the capital city) — these 49 urban communes include the capital town (or city) of each one of the 45 provinces, and the commune of 4 additional departments, whose capitals are now large towns covering their respective urban areas (subdivided into urban sectors rather than former separate villages) : Bittou, Garango, Niangoloko and Pouytenga.

302 rural communes are grouping all administrative villages in their department.

Departments (or communes) generally have the same name as their capital city or town, with a few exceptions (for historical reasons). For the local elections in 2012, communes were created in each department that still did not have one (village councils were kept but operate at advisory level under the supervision of their commune: each administrative village or urban sector elects at least 2 seats in the municipal council of their commune; for other elections at regional or national level, the smallest electoral circonscription is the whole department). The departments (or communes) are listed below, by province:

Balé

Bagassi Department

Bana Department

Boromo Department

Fara Department

Oury Department

Pâ Department

Pompoï Department

Poura Department

Siby Department

Yaho Department

Banwa

Balavé Department

Kouka Department

Sami Department

Sanaba Department

Solenzo Department

Tansila Department

Kossi

Barani Department

Bomborokui Department

Djibasso Department

Dokuy Department

Doumbala Department

Kombori Department

Madouba Department

Nouna Department

Bourasso Department (newly created)

Sono Department (newly created)

Mouhoun

Bondokuy Department

Dédougou Department

Douroula Department

Kona Department

Ouarkoye Department

Safané Department

Tchériba Department

Nayala

Gassam Department

Gossina Department

Kougny Department

Toma Department

Yaba Department

Yé Department

Sourou

Di Department

Gomboro Department

Kassoum Department

Kiembara Department

Lanfièra Department

Lankoué Department

Toéni Department

Tougan Department

Comoé

Banfora Department

Bérégadougou Department

Mangodara Department

Moussodougou Department

Niangoloko Department

Ouo Department

Sidéradougou Department

Soubakaniédougou Department

Tiéfora Department

Léraba

Dakoro Department

Douna Department

Kankalaba Department

Loumana Department

Niankorodougou Department

Ouéléni Department

Sindou Department

Wolonkoto Department

Kadiogo

Komki-Ipala Department

Komsliga Department

Koubri Department

Ouagadougou Department (formerly Kadiogo Department)

Pabré Department

Saaba Department

Tanghin-Dassouri Department

Boulgou

Bagré Department

Bané Department

Béguédo Department

Bittou Department

Boussouma Department

Garango Department

Komtoèga Department

Niaogho Department

Tenkodogo Department

Zabré Department

Zoaga Department

Zonsé Department

Bissiga Department (newly created)

Koulpélogo

Comin-Yanga Department

Dourtenga Department

Lalgaye Department

Ouargaye Department

Sangha Department

Soudougui Department

Yargatenga Department

Yondé Department

Kouritenga

Andemtenga Department

Baskouré Department

Dialgaye Department

Gounghin Department

Kando Department

Koupéla Department

Pouytenga Department

Tensobtenga Department

Yargo Department

Bam

Bourzanga Department

Guibaré Department

Kongoussi Department

Nasséré Department

Rollo Department

Rouko Department

Sabcé Department

Tikaré Department

Zimtenga Department

Namentenga

Boulsa Department

Bouroum Department

Dargo Department

Tougouri Department

Yalgo Department

Zéguédéguin Department

Nagbingou Department (newly created)

Sanmatenga

Barsalogho Department

Boussouma Department

Dablo Department

Kaya Department

Korsimoro Department

Mané Department

Namissiguima Department

Pensa Department

Pibaore Department

Pissila Department

Ziga Department

Boulkiemdé

Bingo Department

Imasgo Department

Kindi Department

Kokologho Department

Koudougou Department

Nanoro Department

Pella Department

Poa Department

Ramongo Department

Sabou Department

Siglé Department

Sourgou Department

Thyou Department

Nandiala Department (newly created)

Soaw Department (newly created)

Sanguié

Dassa Department

Didyr Department

Godyr Department

Kordié Department

Kyon Department

Pouni Department

Réo Department

Ténado Department

Zawara Department

Zamo Department (newly created)

Sissili

Biéha Department

Boura Department

Léo Department

Nébiélianayou Department

Niabouri Department

Silly Department

Tô Department

Ziro

Bakata Department

Bougnounou Department

Cassou Department

Dalo Department

Gao Department

Sapouy Department

Bazèga

Doulougou Department

Ipelcé Department

Kayao Department

Kombissiri Department

Saponé Department

Toécé Department

Gaongo Department (newly created)

Nahouri

Guiaro Department

Pô Department

Tiébélé Department

Zecco Department

Ziou Department

Zoundwéogo

Béré Department

Bindé Department

Gogo Department

Gomboussougou Department

Guiba Department

Manga Department

Nobére Department

Gnagna

Bilanga Department

Bogandé Department

Coalla Department

Liptougou Department

Manni Department

Piéla Department

Thion Department

Gourma

Diabo Department

Diapangou Department

Fada N'gourma Department

Matiacoali Department

Tibga Department

Yamba Department

Komondjari

Bartiébougou Department

Foutouri Department

Gayéri Department

Kompienga

Kompienga Department

Madjoari Department

Pama Department

Tapoa

Botou Department

Diapaga Department

Kantchari Department

Logobou Department

Namounou Department

Partiaga Department

Tambaga Department

Tansarga Department

Houet

Bobo-Dioulasso Department

Bama Department

Dandé Department

Faramana Department

Fô Department

Karankasso-Sambla Department

Karankasso-Vigué Department

Koundougou Department

Léna Department

Padéma Department

Péni Department

Satiri Department

Toussiana Department

Kénédougou

Djigouéra Department

Koloko Department

Kourignon Department

Kourouma Department

Morolaba Department

N'dorola Department

Orodara Department

Samoghohiri Department

Samorogouan Department

Sindou Department

Banzon Department (newly created)

Kangala Department (newly created)

Kayan Department (newly created)

Tuy

Bekuy Department

Béréba Department

Boni Department

Founzan Department

Houndé Department

Koti Department

Koumbia Department

Loroum

Bánh Department

Ouindigui Department

Sollé Department

Titao Department

Passoré

Arbollé Department

Bagaré Department

Bokin Department

Gomponsom Department

Kirsi Department

Lâ-Todin Department

Pilimpikou Department

Samba Department

Yako Department

Yatenga

Kaïn Department

Kalsaka Department

Koumbri Department

Namissiguima Department

Ouahigouya Department

Oula Department

Rambo Department

Séguénéga Department

Tangaye Department

Thiou Department

Zogore Department

Barga Department (newly created)

Kossouka Department (newly created)

Zondoma

Bassi Department

Boussou Department

Gourcy Department

Léba Department

Tougo Department

Ganzourgou

Boudry Department

Kogho Department

Méguet Department

Mogtédo Department

Zam Department

Zorgho Department

Zoungou Department

Salogo Department (newly created)

Kourwéogo

Boussé Department

Laye Department

Niou Department

Sourgoubila Department

Toéghin Department

Oubritenga

Absouya Department

Dapélogo Department

Loumbila Department

Ziniaré Department

Zitenga Department

Nagréongo Department (newly created)

Ourgou-Manéga Department (newly created)

Oudalan

Déou Department

Gorom-Gorom Department

Markoye Department

Oursi Department

Tin-Akof Department

Séno

Bani Department

Dori Department

Falagountou Department

Gorgadji Department

Sampelga Department

Seytenga Department

Soum

Arbinda Department

Baraboulé Department

Diguel Department

Djibo Department

Koutougou Department

Nassamfou Department

Pobé-Mengao Department

Tongomayel Department

Kelbo Department (newly created)

Yagha

Boundoré Department

Mansila Department

Sebba Department

Solhan Department

Tankougounadié Department

Titabé Department

Bougouriba

Bondigui Department

Diébougou Department

Dolo Department

Iolonioro Department

Tiankoura Department

Ioba

Dano Department

Dissin Department

Koper Department

Niego Department

Oronkua Department

Ouessa Department

Zambo Department

Gueguere Department (newly created)

Noumbiel

Batié Department

Kpuére Department

Legmoin Department

Midebdo Department

Boussoukoula Department (newly created)

Poni

Bouroum-Bouroum Department

Djigoué Department

Gaoua Department

Gbomblora Department

Kampti Department

Loropéni Department

Malba Department

Nako Department

Périgban Department

Boussera Department (newly created)

References

Departments of Burkina Faso Wikipedia

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