Provinces of Burkina Faso facts for kids

Provinces of Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a country in West Africa. To help manage the country, it is divided into smaller areas. These areas are called provinces. Burkina Faso has 45 different provinces. Each province has its own main city, which is called its capital.

What is a Province?

A province is like a large county or a state within a country. Governments use provinces to organize how they provide services to people. This includes things like schools, hospitals, and roads. It makes it easier to govern a country when it is split into smaller parts.

Provinces and Their Capitals

Burkina Faso has 45 provinces. Each province has a capital city. The capital city is usually the largest or most important town in that province. It is where the local government offices are located.

Here is a list of the provinces and their capital cities:

Communes

Below the provinces, there is another level of division. These are called communes. Burkina Faso's 45 provinces are further divided into 301 communes. Communes are even smaller local areas. They help manage towns and villages more closely.