Bam Province


Bam is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is in Centre-Nord Region and the capital of Bam is Kongoussi. In 2006 it had a population of 277092. It is a rural province with 252,509 of its residents living in the countryside; only 24,583 live in urban areas. There are 132,086 men living in Bam Province and 145,006 women.
Bam is divided into 9 departments:
DepartmentsCapital cityPopulation
Bourzanga DepartmentBourzanga48,545
Guibare DepartmentGuibare23,830
Kongoussi DepartmentKongoussi68,807
Nassere DepartmentNassere10,507
Rollo DepartmentRollo26,722
Rouko DepartmentRouko13,651
Sabce DepartmentSabce23,668
Tikare DepartmentTikare37,702
Zimtenga DepartmentZimtenga23,660

Twin towns