Current Date And Time In Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
11:59:22 GMT
Capital: Bobo-Dioulasso
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Population: 2,415,000
Area: 25,344.00 km²
State Code: HBS
Planning business schedules or travel in Hauts-Bassins, Burkina Faso? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Hauts-Bassins, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Hauts-Bassins observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Hauts-Bassins, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Fête Nationale (Proclamation of Republic) on December 11) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Burkina Faso's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Burkina Faso's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Hauts-Bassins and the rest of Burkina Faso, not a separate Hauts-Bassins-specific calendar.
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These are Burkina Faso's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Burkina Faso's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Burkina Faso, including Hauts-Bassins. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fête Nationale (Proclamation of Republic) | December 11 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.sig.gov.bf |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Fête Nationale (Proclamation of Republic) | Fri, Dec 11, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public holiday schedules in Hauts-Bassins combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Hauts-Bassins observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Hauts-Bassins, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Hauts-Bassins's capital, Bobo-Dioulasso observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Hauts-Bassins.