Bissa, Bam

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Bissa, Bam
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Bissa, Bam
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 13°10′51″N1°30′59″W / 13.18083°N 1.51639°W / 13.18083; -1.51639
CountryFlag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Nord Region
Province Bam Province
Department Sabce Department
Population
 (2019)
  Total
1,623
Time zone +2

Bissa, Bam is a village in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. [1]

The village was relocated between 2011 and 2013 to allow for the construction of the Bissa gold mine. [2]

Population
YearPop.±%
2006 [3] 871    
2019 [4] 1,623+86.3%


References

  1. Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived March 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Bissa-Bouly Gold Mine, Burkina Faso". ejatlas.org. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  3. "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
  4. Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 106–115.