BURKINA FASO

Burkina Faso · BF / BFA / 854

ISO 3166-1 BFA · 854

Burkina Faso is a western africa country in Africa. It has a population of 19,751,535, uses XOF, speaks French.

Population 19,751,535

Area (km²) 272,967

Capital Ouagadougou

Region Western Africa

All facts

fields

ISO alpha-3: BFA
ISO numeric: 854
Calling code: +226
TLD: .bf
Driving side: —
Currencies: XOF
Languages: fra
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇧🇫

Cities

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Ouagadougou Centre 2,415,266

Bobo-Dioulasso Hauts-Bassins 904,920

Koudougou Centre-Ouest 160,239

Saaba Centre 136,011

Ouahigouya Nord 124,587

Kaya Centre-Nord 121,970

Banfora Cascades Region 117,452

Pouytenga Centre-Est 96,469

Houndé Hauts-Bassins 87,151

Fada N'gourma Est 73,200

Nioko I Centre 65,263

Dédougou Boucle du Mouhoun 63,617

Tenkodogo Centre-Est 61,936

Djibo Sahel 61,462

Kongoussi Centre-Nord 53,627

Léo Centre-Ouest 51,743

Koupéla Centre-Est 49,372

Titao Nord 48,241

Saonré Centre 47,728

Dori Sahel 46,512

Aribinda Sahel 45,818

Gaoua Sud-Ouest 45,284

Garango Centre-Est 40,404

Gourcy Nord 40,141

Yako Nord 38,679

Zorgo Plateau-Central 35,398

Réo Centre-Ouest 33,894

Orodara Hauts-Bassins 33,422

Ziniaré Plateau-Central 33,296

Niangoloko Cascades Region 33,292

Nouna Boucle du Mouhoun 32,428

Bama Boucle du Mouhoun 31,215

Bittou Centre-Est 31,210

Kombissiri Centre-Sud 28,617

Manga Centre-Sud 28,615

Pô Centre-Sud 28,079

Bourzanga Centre-Nord 27,213

Barogo Plateau-Central 26,539

Gao Centre-Ouest 26,453

Tougan Boucle du Mouhoun 26,347

Sapouy Centre-Ouest 26,345

Yalgo Centre-Nord 26,340

Kokologo Centre-Ouest 25,958

Dano Sud-Ouest 25,922

Mogtédo Plateau-Central 25,699

Diébougou Sud-Ouest 25,688

Boussé Plateau-Central 25,022

Solenzo Boucle du Mouhoun 24,783

Boulsa Centre-Nord 24,200

Pissila Centre-Nord 23,420

Airports

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OUA

Ouagadougou Thomas Sankara International Airport

Large airport

BOY

Bobo Dioulasso Airport

Large airport

OUG

Ouahigouya Airport

Small airport

DFCD

Didyr Airport

Small airport

DFCG

Kongoussi Airport

Small airport

XDJ

Djibo Airport

Small airport

DFCK

Koudougou Airport

Small airport

XLU

Leo Airport

Small airport

PUP

Po Airport

Small airport

DFCR

Poura Airport

Small airport

DFCS

Seguenega Airport

Small airport

XBO

Boulsa Airport

Small airport

XBG

Bogande Airport

Small airport

DIP

Diapaga Airport

Small airport

DOR

Dori Airport

Small airport

FNG

Fada N'gourma Airport

Small airport

XGG

Gorom-Gorom Airport

Small airport

XKA

Kantchari Airport

Small airport

TMQ

Tambao Airport

Small airport

XPA

Pama Airport

Small airport

Universities

linked

Université de Ouagadougou

univ-ouaga.bf

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does Burkina Faso use?: XOF.
What languages are spoken in Burkina Faso?: French.
What is the capital of Burkina Faso?: Ouagadougou.
How many cities are in Burkina Faso?: 118 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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