Bam (province) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Bam is one of the 45 provinces

Provinces of Burkina Faso

The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces.List of Burkinabé provinces :Balé Bam Banwa Bazèga Bougouriba Boulgou...

of 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...

. It is in Centre-Nord Region

Centre-Nord Region

Centre-Nord is one of thirteen administrative regions of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in Africa. The population of Centre-Nord in 2006 was 1,203,073. The region's capital is Kaya. Three provinces - Bam, Namentenga, and Sanmatenga, make up the region....

and the capital of Bam is Kongoussi

Kongoussi

Kongoussi is a city located in Bam Province in central Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries. It has a population of 18,400 and it is the Provincial capital...

. In 2006 it had a population of 277092. It is a rural province with 252,509 of its residents living in the countryside; only 24,583 live in urban areas. There are 132,086 men living in Bam Province and 145,006 women.

Bam is divided into 9 departments:

The Departments of Bam
Departments	Capital city	Population (Census 2006)
Bourzanga Department Bourzanga Department Bourzanga is a department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at Bourzanga town. According to the 2006 census the commune has a population of 48,545.-Towns and villages:AbraAlamaniniAlgaAlga-FulbéBaniBassé...	Bourzanga Bourzanga Bourzanga is a town in the Bourzanga Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Bourzanga Department and has a population of 7,088. The town contains an ancient necropolis that was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 9, 1996, due to its...	48,545
Guibare Department Guibare Department Guibare is a department or commune of Bam Province in north-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Guibare. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 22,510.-Towns and villages:GuibareBarsaBokinGougré...	Guibare Guibare Guibare is a town in the Guibare Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Guibare Department and has a population of 2,836.-External links:*...	23,830
Kongoussi Department Kongoussi Department Kongoussi is a department or commune of Bam Province in north-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Kongoussi. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 61, 245.-Towns and villages:*Kongoussi...	Kongoussi Kongoussi Kongoussi is a city located in Bam Province in central Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries. It has a population of 18,400 and it is the Provincial capital...	68,807
Nassere Department Nassere Department Nassere is a department or commune of Bam Province in north-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Nassere. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 10,591.-Towns and villages:NassereBéguemdéré...	Nassere Nassere Nassere is a town in the Nassere Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Nassere Department and has a population of 1,015....	10,507
Rollo Department Rollo Department Rollo is a department or commune of Bam Province in north-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Rollo. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 25,631. In 2007, as part of political decentralisation, new Mayors were elected to replace the existing local...	Rollo Rollo, Burkina Faso Rollo is a small town of 7783 people and the capital of Rollo Department, Bam Province, Burkina Faso, West Africa.. The Départment of Rollo has 25,000 adults, and in 2007, as part of national political decentralisation, Issa Ouermi was elected mayor of the Rollo Department.Rollo is reached by an...	26,722
Rouko Department Rouko Department Rouko is a department or commune of Bam Province in north-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Rouko. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 13,175.-Towns and villages:...	Rouko Rouko Rouko is a town in the Rouko Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Rouko Department and has a population of 6 247.-External links:*...	13,651
Sabce Department Sabce Department Sabce is a department or commune of Bam Province in north-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Sabce. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 22,282.-Towns and villages:...	Sabce Sabce Sabce is a town in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Sabce Department and has a population of 2702.-External links:*...	23,668
Tikare Department Tikare Department Tikare is a department or commune of Bam Province in north-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Tikare. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 33,396.-Towns and villages:...	Tikare	37,702
Zimtenga Department Zimtenga Department Zimtenga is a department or commune of Bam Province in north-western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Zimtenga. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 21,879.-Towns and villages:...	Zimtenga Zimtenga Zimtenga is a town in the Zimtenga Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Zimtenga Department and has a population of 1,036.-References:...	23,660

Twin towns

Kongoussi
Kongoussi
Kongoussi is a city located in Bam Province in central Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries. It has a population of 18,400 and it is the Provincial capital...

is twinned with:
- Canteleu
  Canteleu
  -Population:-Places of interest:* Saint-Martin’s church, dating from the thirteenth century.* The seventeenth century convent of Sainte-Barbe, built over a cave in the cliffs, overlooking the river.* The Flaubert museum....
  
  , Seine-Maritime
  Seine-Maritime
  Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
  
  , France
  France
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- Landerneau
  Landerneau
  Landerneau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.It lies at the mouth of the Elorn River which divides the Breton provinces of Cornouaille and Léon, east of Brest...
  
  , Finistère
  Finistère
  Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
  
  , France
  France
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Twin towns

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