Banfora Department
Banfora | |
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Department | |
Banfora Department's location in the province | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Province | Comoé Province |
| Area | |
• Department | 361 sq mi (935 km2) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Department | 160,282 |
| • Density | 444/sq mi (171/km2) |
| • Urban | 117,452 |
| Time zone | UTC+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
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Cascades Region
- ^ 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
- ^ Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 49–56.
- ^ "Banfora plan strategique communal eau et assainissement" (PDF). p. 14.
External Links
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