Barani Department

Barani is a department or commune of Kossi Province in western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Barani. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 49,144.[1]

Barani
Department
Barani Department location in the province
Country	Burkina Faso
Province	Kossi Province
Population  (1996)
• Total	49,144
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

The department of Barani borders the country of Mali to the north. The village of Barani is most well known as the site of an annual horse festival.[2] It can be reached via a road heading north from the village of Bomborokui.

Towns and villages

• Barani (4 804 inhabitants) (capital)
• Babakuy (1 094 inhabitants)
• Bangassi-Koro (420 inhabitants)
• Bangassi Kourou (4 804 inhabitants)
• Berma (1 450 inhabitants)
• Bogo (327 inhabitants)
• Boulé (491 inhabitants)
• Boulemporo (1 397 inhabitants)
• Cissé (918 inhabitants)
• Diamahoun (1 348 inhabitants)
• Djallo (510 inhabitants)
• Dienwely (534 inhabitants)
• Douré (413 inhabitants)
• Illa (1 633 inhabitants)
• Kamandadougou (1 068 inhabitants)
• Karekuy (1 003 inhabitants)
• Kessekuy (1 053 inhabitants)
• Kinseré (1 334 inhabitants)
• Kolonkan Goure Ba (616 inhabitants)
• Kolonkan Goure Diall (1 293 inhabitants)
• Konkoro (594 inhabitants)
• Koroni (762 inhabitants)
• Koubé (575 inhabitants)
• Koulerou (1 978 inhabitants)
• Manekuy (576 inhabitants)
• Mantamou (1 086 inhabitants)
• Medougou (1 766 inhabitants)
• Nabasso (881 inhabitants)
• Niako (479 inhabitants)
• Niemini-Peulh (137 inhabitants)
• Gnimanou (2 176 inhabitants)
• Ouemboye (382 inhabitants)
• Oueressé (1 384 inhabitants)
• Pampakuy (559 inhabitants)
• Sekuy (576 inhabitants)
• Sekuy-Ira (62 inhabitants)
• Sokoura (2 280 inhabitants)
• Soudogo (670 inhabitants)
• Tira (779 inhabitants)
• Torokoto (2 991 inhabitants)
• Waribèrè (961 inhabitants)
• Yalankoro (980 inhabitants)

References

1. Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived January 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine