Zam Department
Zam is an administrative department, sometimes referred to as a commune, within the province of Ganzourgou Province in Burkina Faso. The administrative centre of the department is the town also named Zam.
Population
Available figures date from 1996, when the department's population was estimated at 39,259. More recent official counts are not provided here and the current population is likely different.
Administrative context
Departments (communes) in Burkina Faso are subdivisions of provinces and serve as local government units. Zam functions as one of the departments that make up Ganzourgou Province and participates in the province's local administration and services.