Sanmatenga is one of the 45
provinces of Burkina Faso
The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces. These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 Departments of Burkina Faso, departments or communes.
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, located in its
Centre-Nord Region
Centre-Nord (, "North Central") is one of thirteen administrative regions of Burkina Faso
Per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. Most of the ...
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Its capital is
Kaya.
Departments
Sanmatenga is divided into 10 departments:
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Barsalogho Department
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Boussouma Department
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Dablo Department
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Kaya Department
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Korsimoro Department
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Mané Department
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Namissiguima Department
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Pensa Department
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Pibaoré Department
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Pissila Department
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Ziga Department
See also
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Departments of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 351 departments (as of 2014 and since local elections of 2012), whose urbanized areas (cities, towns and villages) are grouped into the same commune (municipality) with the same name as the department ...
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Regions of Burkina Faso
Per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. Most of these, according to their individual articles, were implemented on 2 July 2001.
Burkina Faso is ...
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Provinces of Burkina Faso
The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces. These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 Departments of Burkina Faso, departments or communes.
List of provinces by region
Here is a list of the province ...
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September 2019 Sanmatenga attacks
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2024 Barsalogho attack
References
Provinces of Burkina Faso
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