Gourma Province

Gourma is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Est Region. The capital of Gourma is Fada N'gourma. The population of Gourma was 304,169 in 2006.[1]

Gourma
Province
Scenery south of Fada N'gourma on the road to Benin
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 12°05′N 0°30′W
Country Burkina Faso
RegionEst Region
CapitalFada N'gourma
Area
  Total4,292 sq mi (11,117 km2)
Population
 (2006)
  Total304,169
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Departments

Gourma is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Gourma
Commune Capital Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Diabo DepartmentDiabo43,357
Diapangou DepartmentDiapangou26,457
Fada N'gourma DepartmentFada N'gourma123,594
Matiacoali DepartmentMatiakoali54,574
Tibga DepartmentTibga29,100
Yamba DepartmentYamba27,087
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See also

References

  1. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2008-05-30.


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