Fara Department
Fara is a department or commune of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Fara. According to the 2019 census the department has a population of 60,972.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanano and Poura Department.
Nanano
Village
Nanano is a town in the Fara Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The town has a total population of 1,870. Nanano is situated 4 km east of Fara Department.
Poura Department
Town
Poura is a small department or commune of Balé Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Poura. According to the 1996 census, the department had a total population of 9,761. Poura Department is situated 7 km north of Fara Department.
Konzena
Village
Konzena is a village in the Fara Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. Konzena is situated 8 km east of Fara Department.
Fara Department
- Type: Town with 2,570 residents
- Description: department of Burkina Faso
- Categories: department of Burkina Faso and locality
- Location: Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.52856° or 11° 31′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.76652° or 2° 45′ 60″ westPopulation
2,570Elevation
264 metres (866 feet)Open location code
7C3VG6HM+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2296515337OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2360855Wikidata ID
Q1016997
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Fara Department” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Fara Koān”
- Chinese: “法拉縣”
- Dutch: “Fara”
- French: “Fara”
- German: “Fara”
- Italian: “Fara”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Fara Koān”
- Portuguese: “Fara (departamento)”
- Portuguese: “Fara”
- Spanish: “Fara”
- Vietnamese: “Fara, Burkina Faso”
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