Burkina Faso Political Map

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Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African country. There are six countries that are neighbor of Burkina Faso. In the political map of Burkina Faso, symbols have been given to indicate the provinces and their capital, major cities and also the domestic and the international boundaries. There is a box in the lower portion of the political map where the symbols have been explained.

Political Map Burkina Faso

The landlocked country of Burkina Faso is also known as Burkina. French is the official language of Burkina Faso. The total area of the country is 274,000 square kilometers. The population of Burkina Faso as recorded by July 2007 estimate is 14,326,203. In the political map of Burkina Faso, the provinces along with their capitals are exhibited. The geographical coordinates of Burkina Faso are 13° North latitude and 2° West longitude. Burkina Faso has warm and tropical climate.

Burkina Faso Capital

Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso. Apart from being the largest city of Burkina Faso, it is also the economic, cultural and the administrative hub of the country. The cities that are in close proximity to Burkina Faso are:

Tampoui	Tangen	Pissi	Touken
Somgande	Zone pilote de Sissen	Dassasgo	Zone de la Patte d'Oie

The geographical coordinates of Ouagadougou are 12°22' 13"North latitude and 1° 31' 29" West longitude. The city is positioned 1003 feet above sea level. The city is served by Ouagadougou Airport. Health facilities in the city are up-to date. There are both private and state-run hospitals. The capital of the country is marked by a red square having black outline in the printable map of Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso Cities

The major cities of Burkina Faso are highlighted in the political Burkina Faso map by using black dots. Some of the cities that are pointed out in the map are Pama, Hounde, Kantchari, Aribinda.

Provinces of Burkina Faso

In the political map of Burkina Faso, the provinces of the country are marked using different colors and their boundaries are also depicted clearly by black lines with a specific pattern. The Burkina Faso provinces shown in the map are:

Poni	Komoe	Bougouriba	Houet
Kenedougou	Sissili	Naouri	Zoundweogo
Boulgou	Gourma	Tapoa	Kourtenga
Ganzourgou	Kadiogo	Boulkiemde	Kossi
Sourou	Passore	Oubritenga	Gnagna
Namentenga	Sanmatenga	Seno	Bam
Yatenga	Soum	Oudalan

Burkina Faso boundaries

Burkina Faso is surrounded by land on all sides. The bordering countries that are depicted in Burkina Faso map are:

Mali to the north	Niger to the east	Togo to the south	Benin to the southeast
Ghana to the south	Cote D'ivore to the southwest

Provincial Capitals of Burkina Faso

The provincial capitals of Burkina Faso are highlighted in the printable map of Burkina Faso by white boxes. Some of the capitals of the provinces of the country that are printed in the map are Gaoua, Banfora, Diebougou, Orodaro, Bobo- Dioulasso, Leo, Po, Tenkodogo, Fada-N' Gourma, Diapaga, Nouna, Tougan, Yako, Kaya, Kongoussi, Ouahigouya, Djibo, Gorom Gorom.