Highest Major Cities in Burkina Faso

Cities in Burkina Faso with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇧🇫 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Orodara33,422 people · Hauts-Bassins

532 m

Bobo-Dioulasso904,920 people · Hauts-Bassins

453 m

Kaya121,970 people · Centre-Nord

366 m

Niangoloko33,292 people · Cascades Region

353 m

Karankasso15,474 people · Hauts-Bassins

352 m

Bama31,215 people · Boucle du Mouhoun

350 m

Boussé25,022 people · Plateau-Central

350 m

Houndé87,151 people · Hauts-Bassins

349 m

Léo51,743 people · Centre-Ouest

349 m

Aribinda45,818 people · Sahel

341 m

Kindi16,424 people · Centre-Ouest

341 m

Gaoua45,284 people · Sud-Ouest

337 m

Sapouy26,345 people · Centre-Ouest

336 m

Yako38,679 people · Nord

332 m

Bourzanga27,213 people · Centre-Nord

331 m

Gourcy40,141 people · Nord

331 m

Kongoussi53,627 people · Centre-Nord

330 m

Kokologo25,958 people · Centre-Ouest

328 m

Titao48,241 people · Nord

326 m

Gao26,453 people · Centre-Ouest

325 m

Pô28,079 people · Centre-Sud

319 m

Pouytenga96,469 people · Centre-Est

318 m

Kouka17,286 people · Centre-Nord

317 m

Ouahigouya124,587 people · Nord

317 m

Solenzo24,783 people · Boucle du Mouhoun

316 m

Tô16,026 people · Centre-Ouest

314 m

Boulsa24,200 people · Centre-Nord

313 m

Pissila23,420 people · Centre-Nord

312 m

Zorgo35,398 people · Plateau-Central

312 m

Barogo26,539 people · Plateau-Central

311 m

Kombissiri28,617 people · Centre-Sud

311 m

Djibo61,462 people · Sahel

310 m

Saonré47,728 people · Centre

310 m

Zinguédéssé19,648 people · Centre

309 m

Batié17,997 people · Sud-Ouest

307 m

Koupéla49,372 people · Centre-Est

306 m

Saaba136,011 people · Centre

305 m

Banfora117,452 people · Cascades Region

304 m

Garango40,404 people · Centre-Est

304 m

Ziniaré33,296 people · Plateau-Central

303 m

Dédougou63,617 people · Boucle du Mouhoun

302 m

Yalgo26,340 people · Centre-Nord

302 m

Réo33,894 people · Centre-Ouest

300 m

Tougan26,347 people · Boucle du Mouhoun

300 m

Ouagadougou2,415,266 people · Centre

299 m

Fada N'gourma73,200 people · Est

298 m

Sabou15,060 people · Centre-Ouest

296 m

Korsimoro18,875 people · Centre-Nord

293 m

Nioko I65,263 people · Centre

293 m

Bogandé21,443 people · Est

291 m

Highlights

Within Burkina Faso, Orodara ranks first in 2026 with 532 m, followed by Bobo-Dioulasso (453 m) and Kaya (366 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 532 m (Orodara) to 291 m (Bogandé), with a median of 315 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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