Ben, Burkina Faso
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Ben is a village
in the Tansila Department
of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso
. As of 2005 it had a population of 901.It lies near the border with Mali
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Tansila Department
Tansila Department
Tansila is a department or commune of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Tansila. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 27,714.-Towns and villages:...
of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. As of 2005 it had a population of 901.It lies near the border with Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
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