Gourma Province

Gourma
Province
Scenery south of Fada N'gourma on the road to Benin Scenery south of Fada N'gourma on the road to Benin
Location in Burkina Faso Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates:
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Est Region
Capital	Fada N'gourma
Area
• Total	4,292 sq mi (11,117 km2)
Population (2006)
• Total	304,169
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Gourma is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Est Region. The capital of Gourma is Fada N'gourma. The population of Gourma was 304,169 in 2006.

Departments

Gourma is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Gourma

Commune	Capital	Population (Census 2006)
Diabo Department	Diabo	43,357
Diapangou Department	Diapangou	26,457
Fada N'gourma Department	Fada N'gourma	123,594
Matiacoali Department	Matiakoali	54,574
Tibga Department	Tibga	29,100
Yamba Department	Yamba	27,087

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Departments of Burkina Faso