Bam Province
Bam | |
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Province | |
![]() Location in Burkina Faso | |
![]() Provincial map of its departments | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Centre-Nord Region |
Capital | Kongoussi |
Area | |
• Province | 1,577 sq mi (4,084 km2) |
Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Province | 473,955 |
• Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
• Urban | 53,627 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Bam is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in Centre-Nord Region and the capital of Bam is Kongoussi. In 2019 it has a population of 473,955. It is a rural province with 420,314 of its residents living in the countryside; only 53,641 live in urban areas. There are 229,786 men living in Bam Province and 244,169 women.
Bam is divided into 9 departments:
Departments | Capital city | Population (Census 2006)[2] |
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Bourzanga Department | Bourzanga | 48,545 |
Guibaré Department | Guibaré | 23,830 |
Kongoussi Department | Kongoussi | 68,807 |
Nasséré Department | Nasséré | 10,507 |
Rollo Department | Rollo | 26,722 |
Rouko Department | Rouko | 13,651 |
Sabcé Department | Sabcé | 23,668 |
Tikaré Department | Tikaré | 37,702 |
Zimtenga Department | Zimtenga | 23,660 |
Twin towns
[edit]- Kongoussi is twinned with:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre-Nord Region
- ^ "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "site de la ville". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
- ^ "site de la ville". Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2008-05-26.