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 divided into 13 administrative regions. Each region is administered by a governor.

These regions are divided into 45 provinces and subdivided into 351 communes.

See also

• List of regions of Burkina Faso by Human Development Index
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Departments/Communes of Burkina Faso
• Geography of Burkina Faso
• ISO 3166-2:BF

References

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso at Statoids.com