Bissa, Bam
Bissa | |
|---|---|
Bissa Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 13°10′51″N 1°30′59″W / 13.18083°N 1.51639°W | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Region | Centre-Nord Region |
| Province | Bam Province |
| Department | Sabce Department |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,623 |
| Time zone | +2 |
Bissa is a village in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso.[1]
The village was relocated between 2011 and 2013 to allow for the construction of the Bissa gold mine.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1985[3] | 571 | — |
| 2006[4] | 871 | +52.5% |
| 2019[5] | 1,623 | +86.3% |
References
- ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived March 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bissa-Bouly Gold Mine, Burkina Faso". ejatlas.org. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ^ "RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION - 1985 • Structure par âge et sexe des villages du Burkina Faso DEUXIEME EDITION" (PDF). MINISTERE DU PLAN ET DE LA COOPERATION; INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE; DIRECTION DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE. 1985. pp. 2–12.
- ^ "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
- ^ Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 106–115.