Faramana

Faramana
Approach from Malian border
Faramana
Location within Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 12°02′41″N 4°40′09″W / 12.044693°N 4.669189°W / 12.044693; -4.669189
Country Burkina Faso
RegionHauts-Bassins
ProvinceHouet
DepartmentFaramana
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
ClimateAw

Faramana is a town in Houet Province (Hauts-Bassins Region) in western Burkina Faso, near the border of Mali.

It is the capital of Faramana Department, which further consists of 7 villages:

  • Bambe
  • Biena
  • Koakourima
  • Kobi
  • Kouni
  • Siankoro
  • Ty

Faramana is a bordertown near the border with Mali on the Route nationale N9, the Burkina Faso part of the trunk road from Bobo-Dioulasso to Koutiala. The border police station in Faramana is 1.2 km from the actual border (from which it is another 3.8 km to its counterpart in Mali, the border police station at Sona (Mahou rural commune, Yorosso Cercle)). 12°02′41″N 4°40′09″W / 12.044693°N 4.669189°W / 12.044693; -4.669189

References