Gounghin Department
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Gounghin is a department
or commune of Kouritenga Province in eastern Burkina Faso
. Its capital lies at the town of Gounghin. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 34,850.
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 Kouritenga Province in 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 Gounghin. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 34,850.
Towns and villages
- Gounghin (5 767 inhabitants) (capital)
- Balgo-Zaoce (1 099 inhabitants)
- Belembaoghin (514 inhabitants)
- Belemboulghin (1 104 inhabitants)
- Bilanghin (686 inhabitants)
- Bonsin-Dagoule (1 490 inhabitants)
- Boundoudoum-Zougo (622 inhabitants)
- Dagbilin (668 inhabitants)
- Dakonsin (733 inhabitants)
- Dapelgo (924 inhabitants)
- Dimistenga (1 722 inhabitants)
- DonsinDonsinDonsin is a village in the Bissiga Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. As of 2005, the village has a population of 557.-References:...
(638 inhabitants) - Douamtenga (728 inhabitants)
- Gandeongo-Bogodin (1 191 inhabitants)
- Godin (389 inhabitants)
- Gounghin (1 059 inhabitants)
- Kabèga (975 inhabitants)
- Kabèga-Peulh (80 inhabitants)
- Kiegtougdou (265 inhabitants)
- Koabdin (750 inhabitants)
- Kontaga (478 inhabitants)
- Kougdo (878 inhabitants)
- Lezotenga (2 004 inhabitants)
- Mendrin-Tountoghin (283 inhabitants)
- Milimtenga (152 inhabitants)
- Mossi-Balgo (253 inhabitants)
- Nalanghin (390 inhabitants)
- Namoukouka (928 inhabitants)
- Niongretenga (1 247 inhabitants)
- Nioughin (954 inhabitants)
- Nondo (397 inhabitants)
- Nougbini (256 inhabitants)
- Ouédogo-Bokin (1 463 inhabitants)
- Oueffin (846 inhabitants)
- Pilorghin (965 inhabitants)
- Pissi-Zaoce (1 797 inhabitants)
- Sampaongo (1 699 inhabitants)
- SankouissiSankouissiSankouissi is a village in the Toece Department of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 231....
(230 inhabitants) - Sitenga (459 inhabitants)
- Teyogodin (1 682 inhabitants)
- Wenibankin (412 inhabitants)
- Wobzoughin (384 inhabitants)
- Yarkanré (995 inhabitants)
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(461 inhabitants)