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City profile · Burkina Faso · Africa

Fara Department

City population
20,434
#54
in Burkina Faso
#6
in Boucle du Mouhoun
#24,891
worldwide
OuagadougouFara Department
11.529, -2.768 · 163 km from Ouagadougou
City population
20,434
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Burkina Faso
#54
of 74 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#24,891
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Burkina Faso
0.1%
of the national population

About Fara Department

Fara Department is a city in Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso with a population of 20,434. It is the 54th largest of the 74 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Burkina Faso, and the 24,891st largest worldwide. It lies 163 km from Ouagadougou.

Position in Burkina Faso
#54of 74
LargestSmallest
Position in Boucle du Mouhoun
#6of 9
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Rank in region
#6of 9
Distance to capital
to Ouagadougou
Elevation
264 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Ouagadougou
Coordinates
11.529, -2.768
Record updated
2023-11-29
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 74 in Burkina Faso

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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