Poura-village | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Boucle du Mouhoun Region |
Province | Balé |
Department | Poura Department |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 1,069 |
Poura-village is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 1069. [1]
Poura is a small department or commune of Balé Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Poura. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 9,761.
Balé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Boucle du Mouhoun Region with Boromo as capital. Its area is 4,595 km2 (1,774 sq mi), and in 2006 had a population of 213,897. The province is known for its Deux Balé Forest, populated by savannah elephant herds. Boromo, the provincial capital, is located on the main road from Ouagadougou to Bobo-Dioulasso. In June 2007, the Canadian mining company, Semafo, open the third gold mine in the country in Mana in the province, with an investment of about $116 million.
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The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 351 departments, whose urbanized areas are grouped into the same commune (municipality) with the same name as the department. The 351 communes created in those departments have three kinds of status :
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Basnéré is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 386.
Darsalam is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 587.
Kankélé is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 591.
Mouhoun III is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 233.
Pig-poré is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 637.
Toécin is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 375.
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Tangail stadium also called as Tangail Zila Stadium is located at Club road, north side of Bhashani Hall and Tangail Eid-gah, 200 metres away and west side of Shaheed Sriti Poura Uddan( Bengali: শহীদ স্মৃতি পৌর উদ্যান ) in the district of Tangail, Bangladesh. It is a multipurpose stadium. Cricket, football, concert and cultural programs take place here. Until 2013 the stadium was the home ground of Team BJMC which played in Bangladesh Premier League Football.
Poura Airport is a public use airport located near Poura, Balé, Burkina Faso.
Tangail Poura Uddan (also called Tangail Shahid Sriti Poura Uddan) is a municipal park situated in the heart of Tangail city, Bangladesh. The park is owned by Tangail's municipal authority. It is one of the most crowded places in the city and a major recreation spot.
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