Gourma Province

Province in Est Region, Burkina Faso
12°05′N 0°30′W / 12.083°N 0.500°W / 12.083; -0.500Country Burkina FasoRegionEst RegionCapitalFada N’GourmaArea
 • Province4,303 sq mi (11,145 km2)Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province437,242 • Density100/sq mi (39/km2) • Urban
73,200Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Gourma is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, in Est Region. The capital of Gourma is Fada N’Gourma. The population of Gourma was 437,242 in 2019.[1]

Departments

Gourma is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Gourma
Commune Capital Population
(Census 2006)[2]
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

  1. ^ a b Population.de Population of provinces in Est Region
  2. ^ "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
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