Cities

Banfora

Western Africa

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Geography Atlas. "Banfora." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/banfora.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Banfora. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/banfora

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@misc{geographyatlas-banfora,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Banfora},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/banfora},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

Banfora is a city in southwestern Burkina Faso and the capital of Comoe Province, with a population of 117,452 at the 2019 census, making it the country's sixth most populous city. It lies 85 kilometers southwest of Bobo-Dioulasso on the Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway, and the nearby Cascades de Karfiguela waterfalls are a notable feature close to the city.

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