Bam Province

Bam
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Centre-Nord Region
Capital	Kongoussi
Area
• Province	4,084 km2 (1,577 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census) [1]
• Province	473,955
• Density	116.1/km2 (300.6/sq mi)
•  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:

The Departments of Bam

Departments	Capital city	Population (Census 2006) [2]
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

• Kongoussi is twinned with:
  • Canteleu, Seine-Maritime, France ^[3]
  • Landerneau, Finistère, France ^[4]

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Communes of Burkina Faso

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre-Nord Region
2. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
3. "site de la ville". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
4. "site de la ville". Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2008-05-26.

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