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Poni
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 12°19′N 2°28′E / 12.317°N 2.467°E / 12.317; 2.467
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Sud-Ouest Region
Capital	Gaoua
Area
• Province	7,351 km (2,838 sq mi)
Population
• Province	355,665
• Density	48/km (130/sq mi)
• Urban	45,284
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

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:

• Bouroum-Bouroum
• Bousséra
• Djigoué
• Gaoua
• Gbomblora
• Kampti
• Loropéni
• Malba
• Nako
• Périgban (or Pérignan)

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.

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Departments of Burkina Faso

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Sud-Ouest Region
2. "Ruins of Loropéni". UNESCO World Heritage List. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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