Balavé Department

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Balavé is a department or commune of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Balavé . According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 14,820 [ [http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/bm.htm Burkinabé government inforoute communale] ] .

Towns and villages

The largest towns and villages and populations in the department are as follows:

*Balavé (4 700 habitants) (capital)
* Badinga (1 948 habitants)
* Doga (813 habitants)
* Gama (735 habitants)
* Hasbialaye (845 habitants)
* Lago (611 habitants)
* Tangouna (977 habitants)
* Yasso (4 191 habitants)

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