Per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. Most of these, according to their individual articles, were implemented on 2 July 2001.
Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions. Each region is administered by a governor.
| Region | Area (km2) [1] | Population (2024)[2] | Density(per km2 in 2024) | Administrative capital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34,333 | 2,120,626 | 62.1 | |||
| 18,424 | 944,950 | 51.3 | |||
| 2,869 | 3,623,784 | 1,292 | |||
| 14,710 | 1,787,201 | 121.9 | |||
| 19,677 | 2,134,352 | 107.6 | |||
| 21,752 | 1,866,251 | 85.9 | |||
| 11,457 | 872,845 | 77.2 | |||
| 46,694 | 2,240,243 | 48.5 | |||
| 25,343 | 2,572,566 | 101.5 | |||
| 16,414 | 1,939,319 | 119.7 | |||
| 8,545 | 1,096,483 | 128.3 | |||
| 35,360 | 1,223,695 | 34.6 | |||
| 16,153 | 986,700 | 61.1 |
These regions are divided into 45 provinces and subdivided into 351 communes.