- Banfora
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footnotes =Banfora is a city in south western
Burkina Faso with a population of 63,300 people (2007). It has grown around thesugar cane industry. The city lies convert|85|km south-west ofBobo-Dioulasso , on theAbidjan –Ouagadougou railway . The main ethnic groups are the Bobo and the Caraboro.Tourism
It is one of the main tourist destinations in Burkina Faso, providing easy access to the
Karfiguela Falls , the hippo-filledLake of Tengrela and thePeaks of Sindou - a unique natural-rock formation, popular with climbers.Region :Cascades Province :Comoé References
External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UV/55/Banfora.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 303m (Red dots are railways)]
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