Burkina Faso's five largest cities are Ouagadougou, Bobo Dioulasso, Banfora, Koudougou, and Ouahigouya (listed in order of population from highest to lowest). The largest city, Ouagadougou, has a population of 1,708,079.
Demonstration of the Rank-Size Rule
According to the Rank-Size rule, the following cities should have a population of:
Bobo Dioulasso - 854,039 Banfora - 569,359 Koudougou - 427,020 Oahigouya - 341,616 |
The actual population of the following cities is:
Bobo Dioulasso - 555,121 Banfora - 97,124 Koudougou - 93,159 Oahigouya - 89,148 |
The rank-size rule has low validity due to it's humongous disparity when predicting the five largest cities' population in Burkina Faso. All 4 predictions were substantially higher than the realistic value.
- Population - 17,482,000
- Population Density - 62 people/square mile
- % Urban Population - 24%
- % Urban Population Living in Slums - N/A
- Average % Change in Urban - 5.0%
- % with Improved Urban Sanitation - 33%
- % with Improved Urban Water Supply - 95%
- Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary) - 47.18