Léraba Province

Léraba is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Cascades Region.

Léraba
Province
View of the town of Sindou, capital of Léraba Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCascades Region
CapitalSindou
Area
  Total3,129 km2 (1,208 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total124,422
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Its capital is Sindou. Its highest point (and the highest point of the country) is Mount Tenakourou with an elevation of 747 metres (2,451 ft).

Departments

Leraba is divided into 8 departments:

The Departments of Léraba
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Dakoro DepartmentDakoro13,204
Douna DepartmentDouna9,025
Kankalaba DepartmentKankalaba9,675
Loumana DepartmentLoumana23,955
Niankorodougou DepartmentNiankorodougou34,196
Oueleni DepartmentOueleni12,130
Sindou DepartmentSindou18,484
Wolonkoto DepartmentWolonkoto3,753
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See also

References

  1. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-25.


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