Poura
Department
Poura Department location in the province
Country	Burkina Faso
Province	Balé
Population  (1996)
• Total	9,761
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Poura is a small department or commune of Balé Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Poura. According to the 1996 census, the department had a total population of 9,761.

Towns and villages

Largest towns and villages and populations in the department are as follows: ^[1]

• Poura (5 883 inhabitants) (capital)
• Basnéré (386 inhabitants)
• Darsalam (587 inhabitants)
• Kankélé (591 inhabitants)
• Mouhoun III (233 inhabitants)
• Poura-village (1 069 inhabitants)
• Pig-poré (637 inhabitants)
• Toécin (375 inhabitants)