Arbinda
Town in Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
14°13′45″N 0°51′48″W / 14.22917°N 0.86333°W / 14.22917; -0.86333 (2019 census)[1]
Arbinda (also spelled Aribinda) is a town in and the capital of the Arbinda Department of Soum Province in northern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 45,818 as of 2019.
History
On 24 December 2019, a group of militants attacked civilians and a military base in Arbinda in one of Burkina Faso's deadliest attacks. At least 122 people were killed, including 35 civilians, 7 soldiers, and 80 attackers.[2]
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Soum Province
Capital: Djibo
- Arbinda Department
- Baraboule Department
- Diguel Department
- Djibo Department
- Kelbo Department
- Koutougou Department
- Nassoumbou Department
- Pobe-Mengao Department
- Tongomayel Department
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