Poni Province Explained

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.

Departments

Poni is divided into 10 departments:

Places of interest

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]

See also

References

10.25°N -28°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/burkinafaso/admin/BF57/ Citypopulation.de
  2. Web site: Ruins of Loropéni. UNESCO World Heritage List. 12 June 2015.