Bam Province

Province in Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso

Bam is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in Centre-Nord Region and the capital of Bam is Kongoussi. In 2019 it has a population of 473,955. It is a rural province with 420,314 of its residents living in the countryside; only 53,641 live in urban areas. There are 229,786 men living in Bam Province and 244,169 women.

Bam is divided into 9 departments:

Twin towns

• Kongoussi is twinned with:
  • Canteleu, Seine-Maritime, France^[3]
  • Landerneau, Finistère, France^[4]

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Communes of Burkina Faso

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre-Nord Region
2. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-24. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
3. "site de la ville". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
4. "site de la ville". Archived from the original on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2008-05-26.

13°19′32″N 1°31′40″W / 13.32556°N 1.52778°W / 13.32556; -1.52778