Banfora, Comoé Province, Cascades Region, Burkina Faso
🇧🇫 Banfora is a city in south western Burkina Faso, and is the sixth most populous city in Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Comoe province. The city lies 85 km south-west of Bobo-Dioulasso, on the Abidjan – Ouagadougou Railway. The Cascades de Karfiguéla are a series of waterfalls close to Banfora.
The first settlers were the Karaboro who with the Gouin and Turkas constitute the city's main ethnic groups. They are all from the south of Burkina Faso.
In 1903 the French colonialist forces created a military post at Banfora and one year later created an administrative position there. In 1905 a road was built linking Banfora to 🇧🇫 Bobo-Dioulasso and in 1931 a railway was built to the town.
Economy The economy has grown around the sugar cane industry. The city is also an important market town and there are hotels which support a small tourism industry linked to the Cascades de Karfiguéla.
Transportation The city has a railroad station along the 🇨🇮 Abidjan – Ouagadougou Railway. As of June 2014 Sitarail operated a passenger train along the line three times a week in each direction. It is a way station for transport to and from Côte d'Ivoire as it is the last city in Burkina Faso before the border. The paved road from Bobo-Dioulasso continues to the border and cargo will often stop at Niangoloko before reaching customs.
Africa/Ouagadougou/Cascades_Region
Banfora has a population of over 117,200 people. Banfora also forms the centre of the wider Cascades Region which has a population of over 637,279 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Banfora has links with:
🇫🇷 Pessac, France🇹🇹 Port of Spain 10.654
🇵🇭 Bacolod City 10.677
🇻🇪 Catia La Mar 10.6
🇮🇳 Udumalaippettai 10.586
🇻🇳 Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu 10.583
🇹🇹 Sangre Grande 10.567
🇪🇸 Valladolid -4.732
🇪🇸 Fuengirola -4.624
Locations Near: Banfora -4.75799,10.6268
🇧🇫 Bobo Dioulasso -4.295,11.18 d: 79.7
🇧🇫 Bobo-Dioulasso -4.283,11.183 d: 80.7
🇲🇱 Sikasso -5.667,11.317 d: 125.4
🇧🇫 Gaoua -3.18,10.328 d: 175.7
🇧🇫 Dédougou -3.467,12.467 d: 248.3
🇲🇱 Koutiala -5.526,13.025 d: 279.5
🇲🇱 Dioïla -6.8,12.483 d: 303.5
Antipodal to: Banfora 175.242,-10.627
🇹🇻 Funafuti 179.131,-8.517 d: 19528.4
🇫🇯 Lautoka 177.456,-17.611 d: 19202.7
🇫🇯 Nausori 178.534,-18.031 d: 19118.7
🇫🇯 Suva 178.427,-18.136 d: 19112.5
🇳🇿 Manukau 174.883,-1.019 d: 18946
🇻🇺 Port Vila 168.315,-17.737 d: 18928
🇰🇮 South Tarawa 173.138,1.373 d: 18660.6
🇰🇮 Tarawa 173.014,1.423 d: 18652.7