Bissa, Bam

Bissa, Bam
Bissa, Bam
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 13°10′51″N 1°30′59″W / 13.18083°N 1.51639°W / 13.18083; -1.51639
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Nord Region
ProvinceBam Province
DepartmentSabce Department
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
1,623
Time zone+2

Bissa, Bam is a village in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso.[1]

The village was relocated between 2011 and 2013 to allow for the construction of the Bissa gold mine.[2]

Population
YearPop.±%
2006[3] 871—    
2019[4] 1,623+86.3%


References

  1. ^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived March 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bissa-Bouly Gold Mine, Burkina Faso". ejatlas.org. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  3. ^ "List of villages from 2006 Burkina Faso census".
  4. ^ Fichier des localités du 5e RGPH (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (Burkina Faso). June 2022. pp. 106–115.