Madouba Department
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Madouba is a department
or commune of Kossi Province
in western Burkina Faso
. Its capital lies at the town of Madouba. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 5,949 .
Departments of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 301 departments or communes. The departments are listed below, by province:-Balé:* Bagassi Department* Bana Department* Boromo Department* Fara Department* Oury Department* Pâ Department...
or commune of Kossi Province
Kossi Province
The Province de la Kossi lies in the western part of Burkina Faso and stretches to the border with Mali. It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Kossi is the town of Nouna, which has a mayor and high commissioner...
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...
. Its capital lies at the town of Madouba. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 5,949 .
Towns and villages
- Madouba (265 inhabitants) (capital)
- Bankoumani (599 inhabitants)
- Bokuy (425 inhabitants)
- Dina (327 inhabitants)
- Kiko (368 inhabitants)
- Kolokan (1 502 inhabitants)
- Pia n°2 (871 inhabitants)
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(417 inhabitants) - Touba (873 inhabitants)
- Yourouna (302 inhabitants)