Sami Department (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sami is a department or commune of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Sami. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 7,703. Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2006 it had a population of 267,934. It is a rural province with 255,337 of its residents living in the countryside; only 12,597 live in urban areas. There are 131,100 men living in Bam Province and 136,834 women.