Dokuy Department
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Dokuy or Dokui is a department
or commune of Kossi Province
in western Burkina Faso
. Its capital lies at the town of Dokuy. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 25,305 .
Departments of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 301 departments or communes. The departments are listed below, by province:-Balé:* Bagassi Department* Bana Department* Boromo Department* Fara Department* Oury Department* Pâ Department...
or commune of Kossi Province
Kossi Province
The Province de la Kossi lies in the western part of Burkina Faso and stretches to the border with Mali. It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Kossi is the town of Nouna, which has a mayor and high commissioner...
in western Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. Its capital lies at the town of Dokuy. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 25,305 .
Towns and villages
- Dokuy (3 160 inhabitants) (capital)
- Ayoubakolon (1 075 inhabitants)
- Bonikuy (787 inhabitants)
- Dar-Es-Salam (635 inhabitants)
- Dassi (787 inhabitants)
- Denissa-Marka (366 inhabitants)
- Denissa-Mossi (336 inhabitants)
- Dokoura (403 inhabitants)
- Doubalé (432 inhabitants)
- Gassingo (1 589 inhabitants)
- Goni (2 402 inhabitants)
- Ilabekolon (1 037 inhabitants)
- Kamadena (1 549 inhabitants)
- Kanadougou (1 156 inhabitants)
- Karasso (1 107 inhabitants)
- Kemenso (653 inhabitants)
- Kenekuy (2 324 inhabitants)
- Kolonidara (949 inhabitants)
- KolonkouraKolonkouraKolonkoura is a village in the Tiankoura Department of Bougouriba Province in south-western Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 215....
(890 inhabitants) - Makuy (536 inhabitants)
- Nereko (1 210 inhabitants)
- SokouraSokouraSokoura is a village in the Bagassi Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The village has a population of 399.-External links:*...
(573 inhabitants) - Soumakoro (498 inhabitants)
- Soum (591 inhabitants)
- Tomikoroni (260 inhabitants)