Léraba Province
Province in Cascades Region, Burkina Faso
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Léraba is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Cascades Region.
Léraba | |
|---|---|
Province | |
View of the town of Sindou, capital of Léraba Province | |
 Location in Burkina Faso | |
 Provincial map of its departments | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Cascades Region |
| Capital | Sindou |
| Area | |
• Province | 3,132 km2 (1,209 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Province | 179,367 |
| • Density | 57.27/km2 (148.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,053 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Its capital is Sindou. Its highest point (and the highest point of the country) is Mount Tenakourou with an elevation of 747 metres (2,451 ft).
Departments
Leraba is divided into 8 departments:
| Department | Capital city | Population (Census 2006)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Dakoro Department | Dakoro | 13,204 |
| Douna Department | Douna | 9,025 |
| Kankalaba Department | Kankalaba | 9,675 |
| Loumana Department | Loumana | 23,955 |
| Niankorodougou Department | Niankorodougou | 34,196 |
| Oueleni Department | Oueleni | 12,130 |
| Sindou Department | Sindou | 18,484 |
| Wolonkoto Department | Wolonkoto | 3,753 |
