Cascades Region

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Cascades
Region
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 10°15′N 4°30′W / 10.250°N 4.500°W / 10.250; -4.500Coordinates: 10°15′N 4°30′W / 10.250°N 4.500°W / 10.250; -4.500
Country	Burkina Faso
Capital	Banfora
Area
• Total	7,107 sq mi (18,406 km²)
Population (2006)
• Total	524,956
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Cascades is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The population of Cascades was 524,956 in 2006. It is the least populous region in Burkina Faso and contains 3.8% of all Burkinabé.^[1] The region's capital is Banfora. Two provinces, Comoé and Léraba, make up the region.

The Provinces of Cascades
Province	Capital	Population (Census 2006)^[1]
Comoé Province	Banfora	400,534
Léraba Province	Sindou	124,422

A market in Banfora

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 National 2006 census preliminary results

v t e Regions of Burkina Faso

Boucle du Mouhoun Cascades Centre Centre-Est Centre-Nord Centre-Ouest Centre-Sud Est Hauts-Bassins Nord Plateau-Central Sahel Sud-Ouest

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