Poura Department
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Poura is a small department
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 Balé Province
Bale Province
Bale Province may refer to:* Balé Province, Burkina Faso* Bale Province, Ethiopia...

 in south-eastern 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 Poura
Poura
Poura is a town in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 6266 and is the capital of Poura Department.-External links:*...

. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 9,761.

Towns and villages

Largest towns and villages and populations in the department are as follows:

  • Poura
    Poura
    Poura is a town in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 6266 and is the capital of Poura Department.-External links:*...

    (5 883 inhabitants) (capital)
  • Basnéré
    Basnéré
    Basnéré is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 386....

    (386 inhabitants)
  • Darsalam
    Darsalam, Balé
    Darsalam is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 587....

    (587 inhabitants)
  • Kankélé
    Kankélé
    Kankélé is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 591....

    (591 inhabitants)
  • Mouhoun III
    Mouhoun III
    Mouhoun III is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 233....

    (233 inhabitants)
  • Poura-village
    Poura-village
    Poura-village is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 1069....

    (1 069 inhabitants)
  • Pig-poré
    Pig-poré
    Pig-poré is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 637....

    (637 inhabitants)
  • Toécin
    Toécin
    Toécin is a village in the Poura Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 375.-References:...

    (375 inhabitants)
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