Faramana | |
Pushpin Map: | Burkina Faso |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Burkina Faso |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Hauts-Bassins |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Houet |
Subdivision Type3: | Department |
Subdivision Name3: | Faramana |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 12.0447°N -4.6692°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Aw |
Faramana is a town in Houet Province (Hauts-Bassins Region) in western Burkina Faso, near the border of Mali.
It is the capital of Faramana Department, which further consists of 7 villages:
Faramana is a bordertown near the border with Mali on the Route nationale N9, the Burkina Faso part of the trunk road from Bobo-Dioulasso to Koutiala. The border police station in Faramana is 1.2 km from the actual border (from which it is another 3.8 km to its counterpart in Mali, the border police station at Sona (Mahou rural commune, Yorosso Cercle)).