Regions of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions. Each region is administered by a Governor.

Region	Area (km2)	Population (2011)	Administrative Capital
Boucle du Mouhoun	34,333	1,631,321	Dédougou
Cascades	18,424	637,279	Banfora
Centre	2,869	2,136,581	Ouagadougou
Centre-Est	14,710	1,302,449	Tenkodogo
Centre-Nord	19.677	1,375,380	Kaya
Centre-Ouest	21,752	1,348,784	Koudougou
Centre-Sud	11,457	722,631	Manga
Est	46,694	1,416,229	Fada N'gourma
Hauts-Bassins	25,343	1,469,604	Bobo Dioulasso
Nord	16,414	1,185,604	Ouahigouya
Plateau-Central	8,545	696,372	Ziniaré
Sahel	35,360	968,442	Dori
Sud-Ouest	16,153	620,767	Gaoua

These regions are divided into 45 provinces and subdivided into 351 communes.

See also

• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Departments/Communes of Burkina Faso
• Geography of Burkina Faso
• ISO 3166-2:BF

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso at Statoids.com