Current Date And Time In Nord, Burkina Faso
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
15:47:51 GMT
Capital: Ouahigouya
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Population: 1,715,000
Area: 16,207.00 km²
State Code: NRD
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Nord, Burkina Faso? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Nord.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Nord observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Nord, 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 Nord and the rest of Burkina Faso, not a separate Nord-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 Nord. 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 offices, banks and schools throughout Nord close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Burkina Faso are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Nord doesn't simply disappear — Burkina Faso's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Nord's capital, Ouahigouya observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Nord.