Burkina Faso

Regions

Boucle du Mouhoun Region
Cascades Region
Centre
Centre-Est
Centre-Nord
Centre-Ouest
Centre-Sud
Est
High-Basins Region
Nord
Plateau-Central
Sahel
Southwest Region

Country information

Country: Burkina Faso
Population: 16,241,811 inhabitants  (Last modified: 18/01/2012 )
Area 274,200 km²
Capital: Ouagadougou
Currency: Franc (XOF)
Phone code: +226
Languages: fr-BF
Domain name: .bf
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ISO3: BFA
Neighbors: Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Togo
Fips: UV

Current local time in Burkina Faso

Current Date:
Friday 08 December 2023
Current Time:
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  • 26
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  • 23
Time Zone: Africa/Ouagadougou
GMT/UTC: 0  hours
DST: No time changes this year!


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Upcoming public holidays

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
December 22 Friday December Solstice Season
December 25 Monday Christmas Day National holiday
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Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
January 1 Monday New Year Public Holiday
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Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 13
Longitude in decimal degrees: -2
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 13° North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 2° West
Height above sea level: 309 m,   1013.78 ft,   12165.36 in
Geographical feature: A (Administrative region type feature)
Feature designation code: A.PCLI (independent political entity)