The Black Volta Region of Burkina Faso is in the southwest of the country.

Cities

• 1 Banfora
• 2 Bobo Dioulasso — the nation's second largest city.
• 3 Dédougou
• 4 Diebougou
• 5 Douroula
• 6 Gaoua
• 7 Orodara
• 8 Tougan

Other destinations

• 1 Deux Balés National Park
• 2 Mare aux Hippopotames
• 3 Ruins of Loropéni – Medieval UNESCO World Heritage site with extensive ruins

See

Ancient ferrous metallurgy sites

Five sites with ancient iron mines and furnaces around Burkina Faso have been listed as a world heritage site. Two of them are in the Black Volta Region (the other three are in North Burkina Faso):

• 1 Békuy Site (northeast of Satiri along the N10 highway). (updated Jul 2019)

• 2 Douroula site (northeast of Dédougou). (updated Jul 2019)