Departments of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 351 departments, whose urbanized areas are grouped into the same commune with the same name as the department. The 351 communes created in those departments have three kinds of status :
- 49 urban communes, are grouping their main city/town and all other administrative villages in their department; in these 49 urban communes, the main city or town is subdivided into urban sectors — these 49 urban communes include the capital town of each one of the 45 provinces, and the commune of 4 additional departments, whose capitals are now large towns covering their respective urban areas : Bittou, Garango, Niangoloko and Pouytenga.
- 302 rural communes are grouping all administrative villages in their department.
List of departments by region and by province
Here is a list of the departments, grouped by province and grouped by region:Central Burkina Faso
Centre Region">Centre Region (Burkina Faso)">Centre Region
Kadiogo">Kadiogo Province">Kadiogo
- Komki-Ipala Department
- Komsilga Department
- Koubri Department
- Ouagadougou Department
- Pabré Department
- Saaba Department
- Tanghin-Dassouri Department
[Centre-Nord Region]
Bam">Bam Province">Bam
- Bourzanga Department
- Guibaré Department
- Kongoussi Department
- Nasséré Department
- Rollo Department
- Rouko Department
- Sabcé Department
- Tikaré Department
- Zimtenga Department
Namentenga">Namentenga Province">Namentenga
- Boulsa Department
- Bouroum Department
- Dargo Department
- Tougouri Department
- Yalgo Department
- Zéguédéguin Department
- Nagbingou Department
Sanmatenga">Sanmatenga Province">Sanmatenga
- Barsalogho Department
- Boussouma Department
- Dablo Department
- Kaya Department
- Korsimoro Department
- Mané Department
- Namissiguima Department
- Pensa Department
- Pibaore Department
- Pissila Department
- Ziga Department
[Centre-Sud Region]
Bazèga">Bazèga Province">Bazèga
- Doulougou Department
- Ipelcé Department
- Kayao Department
- Kombissiri Department
- Saponé Department
- Toécé Department
- Gaongo Department
Nahouri">Nahouri Province">Nahouri
- Guiaro Department
- Pô Department
- Tiébélé Department
- Zecco Department
- Ziou Department
Zoundwéogo">Zoundwéogo Province">Zoundwéogo
- Béré Department
- Bindé Department
- Gogo Department
- Gomboussougou Department
- Guiba Department
- Manga Department
- Nobére Department
[Plateau-Central Region]
Ganzourgou">Ganzourgou Province">Ganzourgou
- Boudry Department
- Kogho Department
- Méguet Department
- Mogtédo Department
- Zam Department
- Zorgho Department
- Zoungou Department
- Salogo Department
Kourwéogo">Kourwéogo Province">Kourwéogo
- Boussé Department
- Laye Department
- Niou Department
- Sourgoubila Department
- Toéghin Department
Oubritenga">Oubritenga Province">Oubritenga
- Absouya Department
- Dapélogo Department
- Loumbila Department
- Ziniaré Department
- Zitenga Department
- Nagréongo Department
- Ourgou-Manéga Department
Eastern Burkina Faso
[Centre-Est Region]
Boulgou">Boulgou Province">Boulgou
- Bagré Department
- Bané Department
- Béguédo Department
- Bittou Department
- Boussouma Department
- Garango Department
- Komtoèga Department
- Niaogho Department
- Tenkodogo Department
- Zabré Department
- Zoaga Department
- Zonsé Department
- Bissiga Department
Koulpélogo">Koulpélogo Province">Koulpélogo
- Comin-Yanga Department
- Dourtenga Department
- Lalgaye Department
- Ouargaye Department
- Sangha Department
- Soudougui Department
- Yargatenga Department
- Yondé Department
Kouritenga">Kouritenga Province">Kouritenga
- Andemtenga Department
- Baskouré Department
- Dialgaye Department
- Gounghin Department
- Kando Department
- Koupéla Department
- Pouytenga Department
- Tensobtenga Department
- Yargo Department
Est Region">Est Region (Burkina Faso)">Est Region
Gnagna">Gnagna Province">Gnagna
- Bilanga Department
- Bogandé Department
- Coalla Department
- Liptougou Department
- Manni Department
- Piéla Department
- Thion Department
Gourma">Gourma Province">Gourma
- Diabo Department
- Diapangou Department
- Fada N'gourma Department
- Matiacoali Department
- Tibga Department
- Yamba Department
Komondjari">Komondjari Province">Komondjari
- Bartiébougou Department
- Foutouri Department
- Gayéri Department
Kompienga">Kompienga Province">Kompienga
- Kompienga Department
- Madjoari Department
- Pama Department
Tapoa">Tapoa Province">Tapoa
- Botou Department
- Diapaga Department
- Kantchari Department
- Logobou Department
- Namounou Department
- Partiaga Department
- Tambaga Department
- Tansarga Department
Northern Burkina Faso
Nord Region">Nord Region (Burkina Faso)">Nord Region
Loroum">Loroum Province">Loroum
- Bánh Department
- Ouindigui Department
- Sollé Department
- Titao Department
Passoré">Passoré Province">Passoré
- Arbollé Department
- Bagaré Department
- Bokin Department
- Gomponsom Department
- Kirsi Department
- Lâ-Todin Department
- Pilimpikou Department
- Samba Department
- Yako Department
Yatenga">Yatenga Province">Yatenga
- Kaïn Department
- Kalsaka Department
- Koumbri Department
- Namissiguima Department
- Ouahigouya Department
- Oula Department
- Rambo Department
- Séguénéga Department
- Tangaye Department
- Thiou Department
- Zogore Department
- Barga Department
- Kossouka Department
Zondoma">Zondoma Province">Zondoma
- Bassi Department
- Boussou Department
- Gourcy Department
- Léba Department
- Tougo Department
[Sahel Region]
Oudalan">Oudalan Province">Oudalan
- Déou Department
- Gorom-Gorom Department
- Markoye Department
- Oursi Department
- Tin-Akof Department
Séno">Séno Province">Séno
- Bani Department
- Dori Department
- Falagountou Department
- Gorgadji Department
- Sampelga Department
- Seytenga Department
Soum">Soum Province">Soum
- Arbinda Department
- Baraboulé Department
- Diguel Department
- Djibo Department
- Koutougou Department
- Nassoumbou Department
- Pobé-Mengao Department
- Tongomayel Department
- Kelbo Department
Yagha">Yagha Province">Yagha
- Boundoré Department
- Mansila Department
- Sebba Department
- Solhan Department
- Tankougounadié Department
- Titabé Department
Southern Burkina Faso
[Hauts-Bassins Region]
Houet">Houet Province">Houet
- Bobo-Dioulasso Department
- Bama Department
- Dandé Department
- Faramana Department
- Fô Department
- Karankasso-Sambla Department
- Karankasso-Vigué Department
- Koundougou Department
- Léna Department
- Padéma Department
- Péni Department
- Satiri Department
- Toussiana Department
Kénédougou">Kénédougou Province">Kénédougou
- Djigouéra Department
- Koloko Department
- Kourignon Department
- Kourouma Department
- Morolaba Department
- N'dorola Department
- Orodara Department
- Samoghohiri Department
- Samorogouan Department
- Sindou Department
- Banzon Department
- Kangala Department
- Kayan Department
Tuy">Tuy Province">Tuy
- Bekuy Department
- Béréba Department
- Boni Department
- Founzan Department
- Houndé Department
- Koti Department
- Koumbia Department
Sud-Ouest Region">Sud-Ouest Region (Burkina Faso)">Sud-Ouest Region
Bougouriba">Bougouriba Province">Bougouriba
- Bondigui Department
- Diébougou Department
- Dolo Department
- Iolonioro Department
- Tiankoura Department
Ioba">Ioba Province">Ioba
- Dano Department
- Dissin Department
- Koper Department
- Niego Department
- Oronkua Department
- Ouessa Department
- Zambo Department
- Gueguere Department
Noumbiel">Noumbiel Province">Noumbiel
- Batié Department
- Kpuére Department
- Legmoin Department
- Midebdo Department
- Boussoukoula Department
Poni">Poni Province">Poni
- Bouroum-Bouroum Department
- Djigoué Department
- Gaoua Department
- Gbomblora Department
- Kampti Department
- Loropéni Department
- Malba Department
- Nako Department
- Périgban Department
- Boussera Department
Western Burkina Faso
[Boucle du Mouhoun Region]
Balé">Balé Province">Balé
- Bagassi Department
- Bana Department
- Boromo Department
- Fara Department
- Oury Department
- Pâ Department
- Pompoï Department
- Poura Department
- Siby Department
- Yaho Department
Banwa">Banwa Province">Banwa
- Balavé Department
- Kouka Department
- Sami Department
- Sanaba Department
- Solenzo Department
- Tansila Department
Kossi">Kossi Province">Kossi
- Barani Department
- Bomborokui Department
- Djibasso Department
- Dokuy Department
- Doumbala Department
- Kombori Department
- Madouba Department
- Nouna Department
- Bourasso Department
- Sono Department
Mouhoun">Mouhoun Province">Mouhoun
- Bondokuy Department
- Dédougou Department
- Douroula Department
- Kona Department
- Ouarkoye Department
- Safané Department
- Tchériba Department
Nayala">Nayala Province">Nayala
- Gassam Department
- Gossina Department
- Kougny Department
- Toma Department
- Yaba Department
- Yé Department
Sourou">Sourou Province">Sourou
- Di Department
- Gomboro Department
- Kassoum Department
- Kiembara Department
- Lanfièra Department
- Lankoué Department
- Toéni Department
- Tougan Department
[Cascades Region]
Comoé">Comoé Province">Comoé
- Banfora Department
- Bérégadougou Department
- Mangodara Department
- Moussodougou Department
- Niangoloko Department
- Ouo Department
- Sidéradougou Department
- Soubakaniédougou Department
- Tiéfora Department
Léraba">Léraba Province">Léraba
- Dakoro Department
- Douna Department
- Kankalaba Department
- Loumana Department
- Niankorodougou Department
- Ouéléni Department
- Sindou Department
- Wolonkoto Department
[Centre-Ouest Region]
Boulkiemdé">Boulkiemdé Province">Boulkiemdé
- Bingo Department
- Imasgo Department
- Kindi Department
- Kokologho Department
- Koudougou Department
- Nanoro Department
- Pella Department
- Poa Department
- Ramongo Department
- Sabou Department
- Siglé Department
- Sourgou Department
- Thyou Department
- Nandiala Department
- Soaw Department
Sanguié">Sanguié Province">Sanguié
- Dassa Department
- Didyr Department
- Godyr Department
- Kordié Department
- Kyon Department
- Pouni Department
- Réo Department
- Ténado Department
- Zawara Department
- Zamo Department
Sissili">Sissili Province">Sissili
- Biéha Department
- Boura Department
- Léo Department
- Nébiélianayou Department
- Niabouri Department
- Silly Department
- Tô Department
Ziro">Ziro Province">Ziro
- Bakata Department
- Bougnounou Department
- Cassou Department
- Dalo Department
- Gao Department
- Sapouy Department