Per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. Most of these, according to their individual articles, were implemented on 2 July 2001.
Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions. Each region is administered by a governor.
A clickable map of Burkina Faso exhibiting its 13 administrative regions.
Region
Area (km2) [1]
Population (2024)[2]
Density
(per km2in 2024)
Administrative capital
Boucle du Mouhoun
34,333
2,120,626
62.1
Dédougou
Cascades
18,424
944,950
51.3
Banfora
Centre
2,869
3,623,784
1,292
Ouagadougou
Centre-Est
14,710
1,787,201
121.9
Tenkodogo
Centre-Nord
19,677
2,134,352
107.6
Kaya
Centre-Ouest
21,752
1,866,251
85.9
Koudougou
Centre-Sud
11,457
872,845
77.2
Manga
Est
46,694
2,240,243
48.5
Fada N'gourma
Hauts-Bassins
25,343
2,572,566
101.5
Bobo Dioulasso
Nord
16,414
1,939,319
119.7
Ouahigouya
Plateau-Central
8,545
1,096,483
128.3
Ziniaré
Sahel
35,360
1,223,695
34.6
Dori
Sud-Ouest
16,153
986,700
61.1
Gaoua
These regions are divided into 45 provinces and subdivided into 351 communes.
^Burkina Faso at Geohive
^"Burkina Faso: Administrative Division (Regions and Provinces) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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