Léraba Province
Léraba | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 View of the town of Sindou, capital of Léraba Province | |
 Location in Burkina Faso | |
 Provincial map of its departments | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Cascades Region |
| Capital | Sindou |
| Area | |
• Province | 3,132 km2 (1,209 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Province | 179,367 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,053 |
| Time zone | UTC+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:
| Department | Capital city | Population (Census 2006)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Cascades Region
- ^ "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
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