World Summary --- Burkina Faso

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code	BFA
Continent	Africa
Country Name	Burkina Faso
Administrative
Admin Level Used	2
Level1 Type	Province
Level2 Type	Departement
Level3 Type	Commune
Number of Units	301
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First	1975
Ref. Year Last	1985
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)	8,683
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)	9,488
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)	9,060
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)	10,415
Difference '90	4.2 %
Difference '95	8.9 %
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)	274,200
Resolution (km)	30
PopPerUnit ('000)	35
Resources
Web Site 1	http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov

Data sources This database was initially produced for the UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database. See the GRID-Sioux Falls web site at http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov The population figures for 1960-90 are, in turn, based on the OECD/Club du Sahel West Africa Long Term Perspective Study (WALTPS), and were estimated by Benoit Ninnin. Data sources are: Etude d'une Image Long Terme de l'Afrique. INSEE-Service Cooperation: Enquete demographique par sondage en Republique de Haute Volta 1960-61, Paris 1970. INSD: Recensement general de la population du Burkina, 1985: a: Resultats provisoires. b: Analyse des resultats definitifs. c: Structures par age et sexe des villages du Burkina. d: Principales donnees definitives. Courel M.F., A. Courel, R. Lardinois: Population de la Haute Volta au recensement de Decembre 1975. Boundary data source: USGS/EDC USAID/FEWS

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