Banfora Department
Banfora | |
|---|---|
Department | |
 Banfora Department's location in the province | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Province | Comoé Province |
| Area | |
| • Department | 361 sq mi (935 km2) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | |
| • Department | 160,282 |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
| • Urban | 117,452 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Banfora is a department or commune of Comoé Province in southern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Banfora. According to the 2019 census the department has a total population of 160,282.[1]
Banfora commune, in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso comprises 22 villages and 15 urban sectors.[2] Economic activities include agriculture, livestock husbandry, and industries such as mining, which all require reliable access to water. Surveys conducted in 2017 indicated that only 69% of the population in Banfora had access to basic water services, while 28% had access to basic sanitation services. In the case of water services, the majority of households use boreholes with hand-operated pumps.[2]
Towns and villages[edit]
- Banfora (117,452 inhabitants) (capital)
- Bodadiougou (1,290 inhabitants)
- Bombora (1,057 inhabitants)
- Diarabakoko (1,882 inhabitants)
- Diongolo (2,405 inhabitants)
- Dionouna (1,312 inhabitants)
- Karfiguela (890 inhabitants)
- Kitobama (179 inhabitants)
- Korokora (304 inhabitants)
- Lemouroudougou (1,060 inhabitants)
- Marebama (262 inhabitants)
- Nekanklou (903 inhabitants)
- Niankar (1,529 inhabitants)
- Niarebama (262 inhabitants)
- Siniena (3,702 inhabitants)
- Sitiena (1,857 inhabitants)
- Tangora (2,290 inhabitants)
- Tengrela (3,908 inhabitants)
- Tiekouna (108 inhabitants)
- Tionouna (719 inhabitants)
- Tiempagora (907 inhabitants)
- Tiontionmana (217 inhabitants)
- Toumousseni (3,245 inhabitants)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Cascades Region
- ^ a b Bisung, Elijah; Dickin, Sarah (2019). "Concept mapping: Engaging stakeholders to identify factors that contribute to empowerment in the water and sanitation sector in West Africa". SSM - Population Health. 9: 100490. doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100490. PMC 6978480. PMID 31993485.
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