# Banfora

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{{Short description|City in the Cascades Region, Burkina Faso}}
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'''Banfora''' is a city in southwestern [Burkina Faso](/source/Burkina_Faso), with a population of 117,452 (2019 census)<ref name=pop/> making it the sixth most populous city in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the [Comoe](/source/Como%C3%A9_Province) province. The city lies {{convert|85|km}} south-west of [Bobo-Dioulasso](/source/Bobo-Dioulasso), on the [Abidjan – Ouagadougou Railway](/source/Rail_transport_in_Burkina_Faso). The [Cascades de Karfiguéla](/source/Cascades_de_Karfigu%C3%A9la) are a series of waterfalls close to Banfora.

==History==
thumb|left|A village scene from the area around Banfora, 1931
thumb|right|Street in Banfora
The first settlers were the Karaboro who with the Gouin and Turkas constitute the city's main ethnic groups. They are all from the south of Burkina Faso.

In 1903 the French colonialist forces created a military post at Banfora and one year later created an administrative position there. In 1905 a road was built linking Banfora to [Bobo-Dioulasso](/source/Bobo-Dioulasso) and in 1931 a railway was built to the town.

==Economy==
The economy has grown around the [sugar cane](/source/sugar_cane) industry. The city is also an important market town and there are hotels which support a small tourism industry linked to the [Cascades de Karfiguéla](/source/Cascades_de_Karfigu%C3%A9la).

==Transportation==
thumb|left|Banfora train station
The city has a railroad station along the [Abidjan – Ouagadougou Railway](/source/Rail_transport_in_Burkina_Faso). As of June 2014 ''Sitarail'' operated a passenger train along the line three times a week in each direction.<ref>European Rail Timetable, Summer 2014 Edition, (journey time is 43 to 48 hours)</ref> It is a way station for transport to and from Côte d'Ivoire as it is the last city in Burkina Faso before the border. The paved road from Bobo-Dioulasso continues to the border and cargo will often stop at [Niangoloko](/source/Niangoloko) before reaching customs.

==Education==
Banfora has 19 primary schools, two high schools, four private colleges and the College of Sainte Thérèse.

==Healthcare==
The city has a regional hospital (CHR), a maternal and infant protection unit and three pharmacies. Traditional medicine is also practiced and there is a center for traditional therapies. 
==Demographics==
The main ethnic groups are the [Gouin](/source/Gouin_people), the [Karaboro](/source/Karaboro) and the [Turka](/source/Turka_people). The most commonly used languages for communication between people of different ethnicities living in Banfora are [Dioula](/source/Dyula_language) and [French](/source/French_language).

== Climate ==
[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system](/source/K%C3%B6ppen-Geiger_climate_classification_system) classifies its climate as [tropical wet and dry](/source/tropical_wet_and_dry_climate) (Aw).

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|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|location=Banfora (elevation: 313m)
|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=33.6
|Feb high C=35.7
|Mar high C=36.9
|Apr high C=36.8
|May high C=35
|Jun high C=32.6
|Jul high C=30.8
|Aug high C=30.2
|Sep high C=31.1
|Oct high C=33.3
|Nov high C=34.9
|Dec high C=33.6

|Jan mean C=25.4
|Feb mean C=27.8
|Mar mean C=29.9
|Apr mean C=30.7
|May mean C=29.5
|Jun mean C=27.5
|Jul mean C=26.3
|Aug mean C=25.9
|Sep mean C=26.3
|Oct mean C=27.4
|Nov mean C=27.4
|Dec mean C=25.5

|Jan low C=17.3
|Feb low C=19.9
|Mar low C=23
|Apr low C=24.6
|May low C=24
|Jun low C=22.5
|Jul low C=21.9
|Aug low C=21.6
|Sep low C=21.5
|Oct low C=21.6
|Nov low C=19.9
|Dec low C=17.4

|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=1
|Feb precipitation mm=5
|Mar precipitation mm=22
|Apr precipitation mm=56
|May precipitation mm=109
|Jun precipitation mm=136
|Jul precipitation mm=209
|Aug precipitation mm=282
|Sep precipitation mm=187
|Oct precipitation mm=64
|Nov precipitation mm=12
|Dec precipitation mm=3

|source 1 = ''Climate-Data.org''<ref>{{cite web|title=Climate: Banfora - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table (elevation: 313m)|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/3745/|publisher=Climate-Data.org|access-date=2013-11-24}}</ref>

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|collapsed=yes
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|location=Banfora (elevation: 300m)
|temperature colour=pastel
|Jan high C=33.8
|Feb high C=35.7
|Mar high C=37
|Apr high C=36.7
|May high C=35.1
|Jun high C=32.8
|Jul high C=31
|Aug high C=30.3
|Sep high C=31.1
|Oct high C=33.4
|Nov high C=35
|Dec high C=33.6

|Jan mean C=25.6
|Feb mean C=27.8
|Mar mean C=30
|Apr mean C=30.6
|May mean C=29.6
|Jun mean C=27.7
|Jul mean C=26.5
|Aug mean C=25.9
|Sep mean C=26.3
|Oct mean C=27.5
|Nov mean C=27.5
|Dec mean C=25.5

|Jan low C=17.4
|Feb low C=20
|Mar low C=23.1
|Apr low C=24.6
|May low C=24.1
|Jun low C=22.6
|Jul low C=22
|Aug low C=21.6
|Sep low C=21.6
|Oct low C=21.7
|Nov low C=20
|Dec low C=17.4

|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=1
|Feb precipitation mm=5
|Mar precipitation mm=22
|Apr precipitation mm=56
|May precipitation mm=109
|Jun precipitation mm=136
|Jul precipitation mm=209
|Aug precipitation mm=282
|Sep precipitation mm=186
|Oct precipitation mm=64
|Nov precipitation mm=11
|Dec precipitation mm=2

|source 1 = ''Climate-Data.org''<ref>{{cite web|title=Climate: Banfora - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table (elevation: 300m)|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/766627/|publisher=Climate-Data.org|access-date=2013-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222152/http://en.climate-data.org/location/766627/|archive-date=2013-12-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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== References ==
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{{Comoé}}

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Category:Populated places in the Cascades Region
Category:Banfora Department

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