Léraba Province

Léraba
Province
View of the town of Sindou, capital of Léraba Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Cascades Region
Capital Sindou
Area
 • Total 3,129 km2 (1,208 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 124,422
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Léraba is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Cascades Region.

Its capital is Sindou.

Departments

Leraba is divided into 8 departments:

The Departments of Léraba
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Dakoro DepartmentDakoro13,204
Douna DepartmentDouna9,025
Kankalaba DepartmentKankalaba9,675
Loumana DepartmentLoumana23,955
Niankorodougou DepartmentNiankorodougou34,196
Oueleni DepartmentOueleni12,130
Sindou DepartmentSindou18,484
Wolonkoto DepartmentWolonkoto3,753

See also

References

  1. ↑ National 2006 census preliminary results

Coordinates: 10°40′N 5°12′W / 10.667°N 5.200°W / 10.667; -5.200

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