Hauts-Bassins Region

Hauts-Bassins is a region in Burkina Faso. The capital city is Bobo-Dioulasso.

Hauts-Bassins
Region
Building housing the Hauts-Bassins Regional Council in Bobo-Dioulasso (November 2017)
Building housing the Hauts-Bassins Regional Council in Bobo-Dioulasso (November 2017)
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 11°15′N 4°30′W
Country Burkina Faso
CapitalBobo Dioulasso
Area
  Total9,785 sq mi (25,344 km2)
Population
 (2006)
  Total1,410,284
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

It was created on 2 July 2001. Three provinces make up the region — Houet, Kénédougou, and Tuy.

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