Per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities.
Most of these, according to their individual articles, were implemented on 2 July 2001.
Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions.
Each region is administered by a governor.
These regions are divided into 45 provinces and subdivided into 351 communes.
See also
List of regions of Burkina Faso by Human Development Index
Provinces of Burkina Faso
Departments/Communes of Burkina Faso
Geography of Burkina Faso
ISO 3166-2:BF
References
See also
Regions of Burkina Faso at Statoids.com
