Léraba Province

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

Léraba
Province
View of the town of Sindou, capital of Léraba Province
View of the town of Sindou, capital of Léraba Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCascades Region
CapitalSindou
Area
  Province3,132 km2 (1,209 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
  Province179,367
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
  Urban
7,053
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Its capital is Sindou. Its highest point (and the highest point of the country) is Mount Tenakourou with an elevation of 747 metres (2,451 ft).

Departments

Leraba is divided into 8 departments:

The Departments of Léraba
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[2]
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. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Cascades Region
  2. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-25.

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