title: Kankalaba Department
text: # Kankalaba Department
  
  Kankalaba is a department or commune of Léraba Province in south-western Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in west Africa. Its capital lies at the town of Kankalaba. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 9,199.
  
  ## Towns and villages
  
  * Kankalaba (1 633 inhabitants) (capital)
  * Bougoula (1 652 inhabitants)
  * Dagban (1 854 inhabitants)
  * Dionso (716 inhabitants)
  * Fassaladougou (256 inhabitants)
  * Kaniagara (849 inhabitants)
  * Kolasso (1 210 inhabitants)
  * Niantono (1 029 inhabitants)
  