Banfora
Sign in to saveBanfora is a city in southwestern Burkina Faso, with a population of 117,452 (2019 census) making it the sixth most populous city in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Comoe province. The city lies south-west of Bobo-Dioulasso, on the Abidjan – Ouagadougou Railway. The Cascades de Karfiguéla are a series of waterfalls close to Banfora.
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Place details
- Locality
- Banfora
- Region
- Cascades Region
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 117,452
- Timezone
- Africa/Ouagadougou
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Banfora
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Markt Banfora MS 2255.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Banfora market
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Burkina Faso
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Burkina Faso
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Cascades
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Comoé
- Settlement.elevation_m
Key dates
- Inception
- 1903
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Located in
- Comoé Province
- Population
- +97137
- Area
- +934
- Elevation
- +299
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Capital of
- Comoé Province
- Image
- Markt Banfora MS 2255.JPG
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Banfora is a city in southwestern Burkina Faso, with a population of 117,452 (2019 census) making it the sixth most populous city in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Comoe province. The city lies south-west of Bobo-Dioulasso, on the Abidjan – Ouagadougou Railway. The Cascades de Karfiguéla are a series of waterfalls close to Banfora.
==History== thumb|left|A village scene from the area around Banfora, 1931 thumb|right|Street in Banfora The first settlers were the Karaboro who with the Gouin and Turkas constitute the city's main ethnic groups. They are all from the south of Burkina Faso.