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Province in Cascades Region, Burkina Faso
Léraba
Province
View of the town of Sindou, capital of Léraba ProvinceView of the town of Sindou, capital of Léraba Province
Location in Burkina FasoLocation in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departmentsProvincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCascades Region
CapitalSindou
Area
 • Province3,132 km (1,209 sq mi)
Population
 • Province179,367
 • Density57/km (150/sq mi)
 • Urban7,053
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Léraba is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Cascades Region.

Its capital is Sindou. Its highest point (and the highest point of the country) is Mount Tenakourou with an elevation of 747 metres (2,451 ft).

Departments

Leraba is divided into 8 departments:

The Departments of Léraba
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)
Dakoro Department Dakoro 13,204
Douna Department Douna 9,025
Kankalaba Department Kankalaba 9,675
Loumana Department Loumana 23,955
Niankorodougou Department Niankorodougou 34,196
Oueleni Department Oueleni 12,130
Sindou Department Sindou 18,484
Wolonkoto Department Wolonkoto 3,753

See also

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Cascades Region
  2. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
Provinces of Burkina Faso

10°40′N 5°12′W / 10.667°N 5.200°W / 10.667; -5.200


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