Bam Province


Bam is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in Centre-Nord Region and the capital of Bam is Kongoussi. In 2019 it has a population of 473,955. It is a rural province with 420,314 of its residents living in the countryside; only 53,641 live in urban areas. There are 229,786 men living in Bam Province and 244,169 women.
Bam is divided into 9 departments:
DepartmentsCapital cityPopulation
Bourzanga DepartmentBourzanga48,545
Guibaré DepartmentGuibaré23,830
Kongoussi DepartmentKongoussi68,807
Nasséré DepartmentNasséré10,507
Rollo DepartmentRollo26,722
Rouko DepartmentRouko13,651
Sabcé DepartmentSabcé23,668
Tikaré DepartmentTikaré37,702
Zimtenga DepartmentZimtenga23,660

Twin towns