Poni | |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Image Map1: | Poni departments.png |
Mapsize1: | 300px |
Map Caption1: | Provincial map of its departments |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Burkina Faso |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sud-Ouest Region |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Gaoua |
Area Total Km2: | 7351 |
Population As Of: | 2019 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 355665 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Urban: | 45284 |
Timezone: | GMT 0 |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 12.3167°N 30°W |
Poni is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sud-Ouest Region.
Its capital is Gaoua.
Poni is divided into 10 departments:
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]