Banfora Department

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.

Banfora commune, in the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso comprises 22 villages and 15 urban sectors. 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.

Towns and villages

 * Banfora	(117,452 inhabitants) (capital)
 * Bodadiougou	(1,290 inhabitants)
 * Bombora	(1,057 inhabitants)
 * Diarabakoko	(1,882 inhabitants)
 * Diongolo	(2,405 inhabitants)
 * Dionouna	(1,312 inhabitants)
 * Karfiguela	(890 inhabitants)
 * Kitobama	(179 inhabitants)
 * Korokora	(304 inhabitants)
 * Lemouroudougou	(1,060 inhabitants)
 * Marebama	(262 inhabitants)
 * Nekanklou	(903 inhabitants)
 * Niankar	(1,529 inhabitants)
 * Niarebama	(262 inhabitants)
 * Siniena	(3,702 inhabitants)
 * Sitiena	(1,857 inhabitants)
 * Tangora	(2,290 inhabitants)
 * Tengrela	(3,908 inhabitants)
 * Tiekouna	(108 inhabitants)
 * Tionouna	(719 inhabitants)
 * Tiempagora	(907 inhabitants)
 * Tiontionmana	(217 inhabitants)
 * Toumousseni	(3,245 inhabitants)