Ganta, Burkina Faso

Ganta
Ganta
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 13°32′N 0°03′W / 13.533°N 0.050°W / 13.533; -0.050
Country Burkina Faso
RegionEst Region
ProvinceGnagna Province
DepartmentCoalla Department
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
3,886

Ganta is a town in the Coalla Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso.[1]

Geography

Ganta is a scattered agropastoral locality located 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Coalla and 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Bonsiéga.

Population
YearPop.±%
1985[2] 1,427—    
2006[3] 2,673+87.3%
2019[4] 3,886+45.4%

Health and education

The nearest health center to Ganta is the Bonsiega Health and Social Promotion Center (HSPC).

References

  1. ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived March 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "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. 82–91.
  3. ^ "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
  4. ^ Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 194–205.