Poni Province
Poni | |
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Province | |
![]() Location in Burkina Faso | |
![]() Provincial map of its departments | |
Coordinates: 12°19′N 2°28′E / 12.317°N 2.467°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Sud-Ouest Region |
Capital | Gaoua |
Area | |
• Province | 7,351 km2 (2,838 sq mi) |
Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Province | 355,665 |
• Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
• Urban | 45,284 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Poni is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sud-Ouest Region.
Its capital is Gaoua.
Departments
[edit]Poni is divided into 10 departments:
Places of interest
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/2016.05-441-134ap_archeology%2Cexcavation_Lorop%C3%A9ni_Ruins_nr.Lorop%C3%A9ni%28Poni_Prv.%29%2CBF_sun15may2016-1119h.jpg/220px-2016.05-441-134ap_archeology%2Cexcavation_Lorop%C3%A9ni_Ruins_nr.Lorop%C3%A9ni%28Poni_Prv.%29%2CBF_sun15may2016-1119h.jpg)
Poni Province is home to Burkina Faso's first UNESCO World Heritage site, the Ruins of Loropéni, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2009.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Sud-Ouest Region
- ^ "Ruins of Loropéni". UNESCO World Heritage List. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
10°15′N 3°25′W / 10.250°N 3.417°W