Samboandi, Coalla Explained

Official Name:Samboandi
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Gnagna Province
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Coalla Department
Population As Of:2005 est.
Population Total:2280
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions

Samboandi is a town in the Coalla Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 2,280.[1]

Geography

Situation and environment

Samboandi is an agropastoral locality scattered in several residential centers, located 27 km east of Coalla (or Koalla).

Demography

Economy

The economy of the commune is linked both to agriculture carried out downstream of the large water reservoir ensuring the irrigation of rainfed rice fields and food crops as well as to pastoralism, which is important in the department.

Health and education

The nearest health center in Samboandi is the Health and Social Promotion Center (HSPC) in Boukargou.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/est.htm Burkinabé government inforoute communale