Gourma Province
Appearance
Gourma | |
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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 0.500°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Est Region |
Capital | Fada N'gourma |
Area | |
• Total | 4,292 sq mi (11,117 km2) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 304,169 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 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]
Departments
Gourma is divided into 6 departments:
Commune | Capital | Population (Census 2006)[1] |
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Diabo Department | Diabo | 43,357 |
Diapangou Department | Diapangou | 26,457 |
Fada N'gourma Department | Fada N'gourma | 123,594 |
Matiacoali Department | Matiakoali | 54,574 |
Tibga Department | Tibga | 29,100 |
Yamba Department | Yamba | 27,087 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2008-05-30.