Gourma Province

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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 / 12.083°N 0.5°W / 12.083; -0.5
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Est Region
Capital Fada N'gourma
Area
 - Total 4,292.3 sq mi (11,117 km2)
Population (2006)
 - Total 304,169
Time zone GMT 0 (UTC+0)

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 is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Gourma
Commune Capital Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Diabo Department Diabo 43,357
Diapangou Department Diapangou 26,457
Fada N'gourma Department Fada N'gourma 123,594
Matiacoali Department Matiacoali 54,574
Tibga Department Tibga 29,100
Yamba Department Yamba 27,087

See also:


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b National 2006 census preliminary results [1]