{{Infobox settlement |name =Banfora |settlement_type =Department <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |official_name = |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = {{Banfora Department map}} |mapsize = 350px |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Burkina Faso}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Comoé Province |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |seat_type = |seat = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial<!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 935 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2019 census |population_footnotes = <ref name=pop>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/burkinafaso/admin/BF47/ Citypopulation.de] Population of provinces in Cascades Region</ref> |population_note = |population_total = 160,282 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = 117452 |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_mi2 = |timezone = GMT 0 |utc_offset = +0 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |latd=|latm=|lats=|latNS= |longd=|longm=|longs= |longEW= |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Banfora''' is a department or commune of Comoé Province in southern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Banfora. According to the 2019 census the department has a total population of 160,282.<ref name=pop/>
Banfora commune, in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso comprises 22 villages and 15 urban sectors.<ref name=":35">{{Cite journal |last1=Bisung |first1=Elijah |last2=Dickin |first2=Sarah |date=2019 |title=Concept mapping: Engaging stakeholders to identify factors that contribute to empowerment in the water and sanitation sector in West Africa |journal=SSM - Population Health |language=en |volume=9 |article-number=100490 |doi=10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100490 |pmc=6978480 |pmid=31993485 |doi-access=free}} 50x50px Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</ref> Economic activities include agriculture, livestock husbandry, and industries such as mining, which all require reliable access to water. Surveys conducted in 2017 indicated that only 69% of the population in Banfora had access to basic water services, while 28% had access to basic sanitation services. In the case of water services, the majority of households use boreholes with hand-operated pumps.<ref name=":35" />
==Towns and villages==
{| class="wikitable" |+ !Place !Population (2019)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.insd.bf/sites/default/files/2023-11/Fichier%20des%20localites%20RGPH%202019.pdf |title=Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH |date=June 2022 |publisher=Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso) |pages=49–56 |language=French}}</ref> !Location<ref>{{Cite web |title=Banfora plan strategique communal eau et assainissement |url=https://fr.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/banfora_plan_strategique_communal_eau_et_assainissement.pdf |page=14}}</ref> |- |'''Banfora''' |117452 |{{coord|10|37|51|N|4|45|32|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Bodadiougou |2202 |{{Coord|10|43|34|N|4|54|06|W|display=inline|qid=Q1270847}} |- |Bombora |1662 |{{coord|10|29|27|N|4|49|13|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Diarabakoko |2524 |{{coord|10|28|11|N|4|46|45|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Diongolo |2694 |{{coord|10|33|59|N|4|52|10|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Dionouna |2130 |{{coord|10|28|56|N|4|48|57|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Karfiguela |1182 |{{coord|10|41|51|N|4|49|06|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Kitobama |233 |{{coord|10|30|31|N|4|47|03|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Korokora |383 |{{coord|10|30|31|N|4|46|30|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Lemouroudougou |1372 |{{coord|10|40|41|N|4|47|08|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Marebama |356 |{{coord|10|31|15|N|4|47|52|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Nekanklou |1138 |{{coord|10|37|44|N|4|47|30|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Niankar |1936 |{{coord|10|33|10|N|4|48|00|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Niarebama |358 |{{coord|10|27|42|N|4|44|20|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Siniena |6216 |{{coord|10|32|07|N|4|46|18|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Sitiena |2018 |{{coord|10|36|16|N|4|48|18|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Tangora |3266 |{{coord|10|34|49|N|4|43|49|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Tengrela |5752 |{{coord|10|39|08|N|4|49|28|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Tiekouna |1171 |{{coord|10|37|48|N|4|48|28|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Tiempagora |1248 |{{coord|10|24|44|N|4|48|01|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Tionouna |1204 |{{coord|10|31|52|N|4|47|59|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Tiontionmana |445 |{{coord|10|28|51|N|4|45|44|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |- |Toumousseni |3360 |{{coord|10|37|47|N|4|54|17|W|region:BF|display=inline}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://fr.ircwash.org/sites/default/files/banfora_plan_strategique_communal_eau_et_assainissement.pdf Commune de Banfora, La reference national en matiere de services durables d'eau potable et d'assainissement]
{{Comoé Province}} {{Authority control}}
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Category:Banfora Department
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