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Pibaoré Department

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Department in Sanmatenga Province, Burkina Faso
Pibaoré
Department
Pibaoré Department location in the provincePibaoré Department location in the province
Country Burkina Faso
ProvinceSanmatenga Province
Area
 • Total165.2 sq mi (427.8 km)
Population
 • Total42,531
 • Density260/sq mi (99/km)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Pibaoré is a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Pibaoré.

Towns and villages

Toprenka and Cotolang are the joint regency squares, the twin sister cities that together govern the Borbinka Subprovince. The village of Inalomb is the old capitol, founded in 1765, and functioning as the center of government until 1813, following the Toprenka Supremacy agreement, co-signed by Cotolong.

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Communes of Burkina Faso
  2. Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
Burkina Faso Sanmatenga Province
Capital: Kaya

12°54′00″N 0°49′00″W / 12.9000°N 0.8167°W / 12.9000; -0.8167

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