Gourma Province

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Gourma
Province
Scenery south of Fada N'gourma on the road to Benin
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 12°05′N 0°30′W / 12.083°N 0.500°W / 12.083; -0.500Coordinates: 12°05′N 0°30′W / 12.083°N 0.500°W / 12.083; -0.500
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Est Region
Capital	Fada N'gourma
Area
• Total	4,292 sq mi (11,117 km²)
Population (2006)
• Total	304,169
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Gourma is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Est Region. The capital of Gourma is Fada N'gourma. The population of Gourma was 304,169 in 2006.^[1]

Gourma is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Gourma
Commune	Capital	Population (Census 2006)^[1]
Diabo Department	Diabo	43,357
Diapangou Department	Diapangou	26,457
Fada N'gourma Department	Fada N'gourma	123,594
Matiacoali Department	Matiacoali	54,574
Tibga Department	Tibga	29,100
Yamba Department	Yamba	27,087

See also:

v t e Provinces of Burkina Faso

Balé Bam Banwa Bazèga Bougouriba Boulgou Boulkiemdé Comoé Ganzourgou Gnagna Gourma Houet Ioba Kadiogo Kénédougou Komondjari Kompienga Kossi Koulpélogo Kouritenga Kourwéogo Léraba Loroum Mouhoun Nahouri Namentenga Nayala Noumbiel Oubritenga Oudalan Passoré Poni Sanguié Sanmatenga Séno Sissili Soum Sourou Tapoa Tuy Yagha Yatenga Ziro Zondoma Zoundwéogo

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 National 2006 census preliminary results

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