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   Note: This section last updated 2nd April 2021

In Fula (Fulfulde), Adlam script:

(where indicates the decimal separator and the thousands separator). Numbers in Adlam are written from right to left.

In Fula (Fulfulde), Latin script; and French:

   1 234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 2nd April 2021

In Fula (Fulfulde), Adlam script:

   yyyy-mm-dd

In Fula (Fulfulde), Latin script; and French:

   dd/mm/yyyy

   14:32   

The official language is French . 70 other languages are spoken. The most widespread of these are: Malba Birifor (108 000 speakers); Bissa (400 000 speakers); Southern Bobo Madaré (150 000 speakers); Bwamu (140 000 speakers); Northern Dagara (287 000 speakers); Dogon (138 000 speakers); Fulfulde (1 038 000 speakers); Gourmanchéma (359 000 speakers); Jula (1 000 000 speakers); Kasem (100 000 speakers); Koromfé (151 000 speakers); Lobi (285 500 speakers); Lyélé (225 000 speakers); Marka (200 000 speakers); Mòoré (4 500 000 speakers); Southern Nuni (150 000 speakers) and Songai (122 700 speakers).

   Note: This section last updated 16th January 2022

Any address written in a non-native language will be written in French. Deliveries are made only to post office boxes (Boîte Postale, or BP). For larger settlements (Ouagadougou, Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouahigouya), their name is followed by a two-digit sorting code and the same number precedes the post office box number, as in the example above.

As in French, the surname of the person being addressed is usually written in upper case.

Though postal deliveries are only to mailing addresses, street addresses will be found for the use of couriers, visitors etc. As not all streets are named, these may often be descriptive and unstructured using directionals such as “Behind the Cinema”, “Next to the Petrol Station” and “in the vicinity of the Bank”.

Examples:

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written as Boîte Postale, or BP.

   Note: This section last updated 16th January 2022

At the end of 2021, La Poste Burkina Faso announced a postal code system with codes consisting of 5 digits placed in front of the city name on the final line of the address block. The first digit cannot be 0. When this code is used, the sorting code after the city name, and the same code in front of the post office box indicator, are dropped. For example:

Old system:

           01 BP 784 
           OUAGADOUGOU 01 

New system:

           BP 784 
           10010 OUAGADOUGOU 

The post office box number may be followed by a post office name.

There is no sign yet of any actual implementation of this code.

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Burkina Faso has 45 provinces , not used in addresses:

    Balé 
    Bam 
    Banwa 
    Bazèga 
    Bougouriba 
    Boulgou 
    Boulkiemdé 
    Comoé 
    Ganzourgou 
    Gnagna 
    Gourma 
    Houet 
    Ioba 
    Kadiogo 
    Kénédougou 
    Komandjari 
    Kompienga 
    Kossi 
    Koupélogo 
    Kouritenga 
    Kourwéogo 
    Léraba 
    Loroum 
    Mouhoun 
    Nahouri 
    Namentenga 
    Nayala 
    Naumbiel 
    Oubritenga 
    Oudalan 
    Passoré 
    Poni 
    Samentenga 
    Sanguié 
    Séno 
    Sissili 
    Soum 
    Sourou 
    Tapoa 
    Tuy 
    Yagha 
    Yatenga 
    Ziro 
    Zondomo 
    Zoundwéogo 

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   Note: This section last updated 20th July 2023

Burkina Faso telephone numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers are 8 digits long. Mobile numbers commence with 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 50, 54, 551-555, 56-58, 6 or 7.