Bam | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Image Map1: | Bam departments.png |
Mapsize1: | 300px |
Map Caption1: | Provincial map of its departments |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Burkina Faso |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Centre-Nord Region |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Kongoussi |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 4084 |
Population As Of: | 2019 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 473955 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 53627 |
Timezone: | GMT 0 |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Bam is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in Centre-Nord Region and the capital of Bam is Kongoussi. In 2019 it has a population of 473,955. It is a rural province with 420,314 of its residents living in the countryside; only 53,641 live in urban areas. There are 229,786 men living in Bam Province and 244,169 women.
Bam is divided into 9 departments:
+ The Departments of Bam | |||
Departments | Capital city | Population (Census 2006)[2] | |
---|---|---|---|
48,545 | |||
23,830 | |||
Kongoussi Department | 68,807 | ||
10,507 | |||
Rollo Department | 26,722 | ||
13,651 | |||
23,668 | |||
37,702 | |||
23,660 |