Bagré Department Explained

Bagré
Settlement Type:Department
Mapsize:350px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Boulgou Province
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Total:29,164
Timezone:GMT 0
Utc Offset:+0

Bagré is a department or commune of Boulgou Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Bagré. According to the 2006 census, actualized for the municipal élections of 2013, the department has a total population of 29,164.[1]

The region is well known for its rice farms and for the artificial lake close to the village of Bagré.

Towns and villages

(populations as of 2012)

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20061123141450/http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/centre_est.htm Burkinabé government inforoute communale