Barani Department

Barani is a department or commune of Kossi Province in Western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Barani. According to the 1996 census, the department has a total population of 49,144.[1]

Barani
Department
Barani Department location in the province
Barani Department location in the province
Country Burkina Faso
ProvinceKossi Province
Population
 (1996)
 • Total49,144
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

The department of Barani borders the country of Mali to the North. The village of Barani is most well known as the site of an annual horse festival.[2] It can be reached via a road heading north from the village of Bomborokui.

Towns and villages
  • Barani (4 804 inhabitants) (capital)
  • Babakuy (1 094 inhabitants)
  • Bangassi-Koro (420 inhabitants)
  • Bangassi Kourou (4 804 inhabitants)
  • Berma (1 450 inhabitants)
  • Bogo (327 inhabitants)
  • Boulé (491 inhabitants)
  • Boulemporo (1 397 inhabitants)
  • Cissé (918 inhabitants)
  • Diamahoun (1 348 inhabitants)
  • Djallo (510 inhabitants)
  • Dienwely (534 inhabitants)
  • Douré (413 inhabitants)
  • Illa (1 633 inhabitants)
  • Kamandadougou (1 068 inhabitants)
  • Karekuy (1 003 inhabitants)
  • Kessekuy (1 053 inhabitants)
  • Kinseré (1 334 inhabitants)
  • Kolonkan Goure Ba (616 inhabitants)
  • Kolonkan Goure Diall (1 293 inhabitants)
  • Konkoro (594 inhabitants)
  • Koroni (762 inhabitants)
  • Koubé (575 inhabitants)
  • Koulerou (1 978 inhabitants)
  • Manekuy (576 inhabitants)
  • Mantamou (1 086 inhabitants)
  • Medougou (1 766 inhabitants)
  • Nabasso (881 inhabitants)
  • Niako (479 inhabitants)
  • Niemini-Peulh (137 inhabitants)
  • Gnimanou (2 176 inhabitants)
  • Ouemboye (382 inhabitants)
  • Oueressé (1 384 inhabitants)
  • Pampakuy (559 inhabitants)
  • Sekuy (576 inhabitants)
  • Sekuy-Ira (62 inhabitants)
  • Sokoura (2 280 inhabitants)
  • Soudogo (670 inhabitants)
  • Tira (779 inhabitants)
  • Torokoto (2 991 inhabitants)
  • Waribèrè (961 inhabitants)
  • Yalankoro (980 inhabitants)

References
  1. Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived January 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-03. Retrieved 2008-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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