Tapoa
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionEst Region
CapitalDiapaga
Area
 • Province5,626 sq mi (14,572 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province605,110
 • Density110/sq mi (42/km2)
 • Urban
15,515
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Tapoa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in the Est Region. Its capital is Diapaga.

Departments

Tapoa is divided into 8 departments:

The Departments of Tapoa
Departments Capitals Population
(Census 2006)[2]
Botou DepartmentBotou46,898
Diapaga DepartmentDiapaga32,260
Kantchari DepartmentKantchari59,150
Logobou DepartmentLogobou61,422
Namounou DepartmentNamounou15,077
Partiaga DepartmentPartiaga50,303
Tambaga DepartmentTambaga41,137
Tansarga DepartmentTansarga35,535

See also

References

12°05′N 1°48′E / 12.083°N 1.800°E / 12.083; 1.800


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