Burkina Faso — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Burkina Faso — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Burkina Faso had an estimated population of 11,909,916 in 2005, with 60 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Burkina Faso today — population now 19,751,535, against 11,909,916 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Ouagadougou	Kadiogo	1,086,505
2	Bobo Dioulasso	Houet	360,106
3	Koudougou	Boulkiemdé	87,347
4	Ouahigouya	Yatenga	61,096
5	Banfora	Comoé	60,288
6	Dédougou	Mouhoun	45,341
7	Pissila		39,372
8	Kaya	Sanmatenga	39,229
9	Tenkodogo	Boulgou	37,658
10	Tangin Dassouri		37,181
11	Pouytenga		36,503
12	Fada Nʿgourma	Gourma	33,910
13	Kordié		33,867
14	Ouargaye	Koulpélogo	29,913
15	Garango	Boulgou	29,076
16	Dori	Séno	27,380
17	Kongoussi	Bam	26,338
18	Kokologo	Boulkiemdé	25,958
19	Réo	Sanguié	24,461
20	Diapaga	Tapoa	24,149
21	Houndé	Tuy	23,468
22	Kouka		23,129
23	Yako	Passoré	22,904
24	Khyon		22,771
25	Djibo	Soum	22,678
26	Léo	Sissili	21,018
27	Pô	Nahouri	20,870
28	Nouna	Kossi	20,698
29	Koupéla	Kouritenga	19,726
30	Zorgo	Ganzourgou	19,665
31	Kombissiri	Bazéga	19,060
32	Bonou-Toaga		18,718
33	Orodara	Kénédougou	18,518
34	Gourcy	Zondoma	17,867
35	Tougan	Sourou	17,590
36	Boulsa	Namentenga	17,489
37	Titao	Loroum	15,772
38	Manga	Zoundwéogo	15,173
39	Pama	Kompienga	13,653
40	Boromo	Balé	13,157
41	Diébougou	Bougouriba	12,732
42	Ziniaré	Oubritenga	12,703
43	Dano	Ioba	11,153
44	Boussé	Kourwéogo	11,022
45	Solenzo	Banwa	10,385
46	Toma	Nayala	9,863
47	Bogandé	Gnagna	9,854
48	Pitmoaga	Boulkiemdé	7,991
49	Gaoua	Poni	7,254
50	Sakouinsé	Boulkiemdé	7,115
51	Gorom-Gorom	Oudalan	6,691
52	Goulouré	Boulkiemdé	6,677
53	Batié	Noumbiel	6,483
54	Sebba	Yagha	4,864
55	Douré	Boulkiemdé	4,159
56	Sindou	Léraba	3,917
57	Sapouy	Ziro	3,837
58	Yambi		2,542
59	Gayéri	Komandjari	1,958
60	Nayouri		1,346

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Kadiogo	1,365,958
2	Houet	762,415
3	Yatenga	483,491
4	Sanmatenga	482,013
5	Boulkiemdé	461,158
6	Boulgou	455,306
7	Gnagna	338,041
8	Koulpélogo	319,606
9	Passoré	293,432
10	Ganzourgou	289,270
11	Soum	285,722
12	Kouritenga	280,024
13	Mouhoun	273,309
14	Sanguié	270,924
15	Namentenga	270,909
16	Comoé	261,738
17	Tapoa	261,117
18	Gourma	258,192
19	Kossi	249,923
20	Bazéga	242,054
21	Bam	239,060
22	Séno	232,425
23	Banwa	227,843
24	Oubritenga	224,640
25	Kénédougou	221,733
26	Poni	221,200
27	Sourou	217,896
28	Zoundwéogo	213,112
29	Balé	196,991
30	Tuy	172,778
31	Sissili	169,834
32	Ioba	160,773
33	Nayala	149,002
34	Oudalan	146,017
35	Nahouri	145,749
36	Zondoma	139,784
37	Yagha	132,964
38	Loroum	125,645
39	Kourwéogo	124,554
40	Kompienga	122,781
41	Ziro	119,318
42	Léraba	105,895
43	Bougouriba	83,697
44	Noumbiel	56,738
45	Komandjari	54,885

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.