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Fara Destination Guide

Explore Fara in Burkina Faso

Fara in the region of Boucle du Mouhoun Region is a town in Burkina Faso - some 101 mi or ( 163 km ) South-West of Ouagadougou , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Fara is now 01:46 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Ouagadougou " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Bouaké, Tamale, Tone, Poura, and Pome. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Bouaké . Where to go and what to see in Fara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Fara Department

Fara is a department or commune of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Boromo. According to the 1996 census the department has a population of 35,120.

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Located at 11.53 -2.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Balé Province, Departments of Burkina Faso

Poura Department

Poura is a small department or commune of Balé Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Poura. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 9,761.

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Located at 11.62 -2.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Balé Province, Departments of Burkina Faso

Black Volta

Black Volta or Mouhoun is a river of western Africa rising in western Burkina Faso and flowing about 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Ghana. The Black Volta forms a small part of the boundary between Ghana and Ivory Coast, and also a section of border between Ghana and Burkina Faso.

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Located at 11.37 -2.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Burkina Faso–Ghana border, Ghana–Ivory Coast border, International rivers of Africa, Lake Volta, Rivers of Burkina Faso, Rivers of Ghana, Volta River

Deux Balés National Park

Deux Balés National Park is a national park located in central eastern Burkina Faso. It is within Mouhoun Province just west of the Black Volta River and at an elevation of 235-310m.

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Located at 11.66 -2.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: National parks of Burkina Faso, Protected areas established in 1937