Pella, Burkina Faso

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Pella, Burkina Faso
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Pella, Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 12°35′N2°2′W / 12.583°N 2.033°W / 12.583; -2.033 Coordinates: 12°35′N2°2′W / 12.583°N 2.033°W / 12.583; -2.033
CountryFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Ouest Region
Province Boulkiemdé Province
Department Pella Department
Population (2005)
  Total 5,968
Time zone GMT 0 (UTC+0)


Pella, Burkina Faso is a town in the Pella Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Pella Department and has a population of 5,968. [1]

Town settlement that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city


A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.

Pella Department Department in Boulkiemdé Province, Burkina Faso

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Boulkiemdé Province Province in Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso

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Godo, Pella Place in Centre-Ouest Region, Burkina Faso

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