Mikoa ya Burkina Faso

Mikoa ya Burkina Faso ni ngazi ya kwanza ya ugatuzi nchini Burkina Faso. Kuanzia Julai 2025 jumla yake ni mikoa 17 ya kiutawala. Mkuu wa mkoa huitwa gavana. Mikoa hiyo imegawanywa katika wilaya (provinces) 47 na kata (communes) 351.

Mageuzi hayo yanaathiri haswa Boucle du Mouhoun, Mashariki, na Sahel, ambayo inachukua 43% ya eneo hilo lote. Mikoa minne mipya, Soum, Sirba, Tapoa, na Sourou, imeundwa ikiwa na miji mikuu iliyoteuliwa, huku majina ya mikoa na mikoa yakibadilishwa kulingana na majina ya kienyeji. 

+Jina jipyaMkoa wa zamaniMakao makuuEneo (km²)Maana ya jina jipya kwa Kiingereza BankuiBoucle du MouhounDédougou19,722 Bankui is a name composed of "Ban", that means forests and "kui", which means village or location.DjôrôSud-Ouest RegionGaoua16,153Name referring to the widespread practice of the initiation culture known as “djôrô” in the region.GoulmouEst RegionFada N'gourma18,143Historical name which refers to an ethnolinguistic and cultural group whose loyalty is to the king of Fada N’GourmaGuirikoHauts-BassinsBobo-Dioulasso25,343Name referring to the ancient kingdom founded in the 18th century and of which Sya, present-day Bobo-Dioulasso, was the capital. Historically, it was a commercial and political space of the kingdom.KadiogoCentre RegionOuagadougou2,869Kadiogo or kaadyoogo originally referred to a river that flowed not far from the Moog-Naaba's palace. Water for the Moog-Naaba's personal use was taken from this river.KuilséCentre-Nord RegionKaya19,677Kuilsé in the Mooré language means watercourse. This name refers to the watercourses that are in the region (the Nakanbé River, Lakes Bam, Dem and Sian).LiptakoSahel RegionDori23,155Liptako is composed of "Liba" which means "to overthrow" and "ta-a-ko" which means "one cannot", in the Fulfulde language.NakambéCentre-Est RegionTenkodogo14,710Hydronym taken from one of the country's main rivers that irrigates the region. The name Nakambé of the former White Volta River came about during the Democratic and Popular Revolution.NandoCentre-Ouest RegionKoudougou21,752Nando is the old name in the Gourounssi language for the town of Koudougou.NazinonCentre-Sud RegionManga11,457Hydronym taken from one of the country's main rivers that irrigates the region. The name Nazinon of the former Red Volta River came about during the Democratic and Popular Revolution.OubriPlateau-Central RegionZiniaré8,545Name referring to the third grandson of Ouédraogo who founded the kingdom of Wogdgo. It is one of the Mossi kingdoms.SirbaEst RegionBogandé13,513Hydronym taken from a watercourse which has its source in Ganzourgou and which crosses the two provinces of the region.SoumSahel RegionDjibo12,205A hydronym that designates a pond in the region and forms the border between the Séno-mango sand dunes and the savannah. This name refers to the ecosystem formed by the Soum pond with the sand dunes.SourouBoucle du MouhounTougan14,611Hydronym taken from an important watercourse (distributary of the Mouhoun River) which irrigates vast plains of the region and whose agro-sylvo-pastoral, faunal and fishing potential constitutes important resources for the harmonious development of this entity.TannounyanCascades RegionBanfora18,424Tannounyan in Turka and Gouin languages means hills or cliffs. This proposition refers to the relief of the region with its fascinating landscapes, including the chain of domes of Fabedougou, the peaks of Sindou, Mount Ténakourou and the piton of Bérégadougou.TapoaEst RegionDiapaga14,572Hydronym taken from the main watercourse that crosses the region.YaadgaNord RegionOuahigouya16,414Name referring to the name of the grandson of Naba Oubri who founded the kingdom of Yatenga. This kingdom is one of the Mossi kingdoms.

Kabla ya Julai 2025 hali ilikuwa kama ifuatavyo:

Mkoa Eneo (km2) Burkina Faso at Geohive Idadi ya watu (2011) Makaomakuu Boucle du Mouhoun  34,333  1,631,321  Dédougou  Cascades  18,424  637,279  Banfora  Centre  2,869  2,136,581  Ouagadougou  Centre-Est  14,710  1,302,449  Tenkodogo  Centre-Nord  19,677  1,375,380  Kaya  Centre-Ouest  21,752  1,348,784  Koudougou  Centre-Sud  11,457  722,631  Manga  Est  46,694  1,416,229  Fada N'gourma  Hauts-Bassins  25,343  1,469,604  Bobo Dioulasso  Nord  16,414  1,185,604  Ouahigouya  Plateau-Central  8,545  696,372  Ziniaré  Sahel  35,360  968,442  Dori  Sud-Ouest  16,153  620,767  Gaoua 

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