Banfora Department

Banfora
Department
Banfora Department's location in the province
Banfora Department's location in the province
Country Burkina Faso
ProvinceComoé Province
Area
 • Department
361 sq mi (935 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Department
160,282
 • Density440/sq mi (170/km2)
 • Urban
117,452
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Banfora is a department or commune of Comoé Province in southern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Banfora. According to the 2019 census the department has a total population of 160,282.[1]

Banfora commune, in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso comprises 22 villages and 15 urban sectors.[2] Economic activities include agriculture, livestock husbandry, and industries such as mining, which all require reliable access to water. Surveys conducted in 2017 indicated that only 69% of the population in Banfora had access to basic water services, while 28% had access to basic sanitation services. In the case of water services, the majority of households use boreholes with hand-operated pumps.[2]

Towns and villages

References

  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Cascades Region
  2. ^ a b Bisung, Elijah; Dickin, Sarah (2019). "Concept mapping: Engaging stakeholders to identify factors that contribute to empowerment in the water and sanitation sector in West Africa". SSM - Population Health. 9: 100490. doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100490. PMC 6978480. PMID 31993485. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

10°38′N 4°45′W / 10.633°N 4.750°W / 10.633; -4.750


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