Mouhoun Province
Mouhoun ([mu.un], "Black Volta") is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. The capital of Mouhoun is Dédougou.
Mouhoun | |
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Province | |
Country | Burkina Faso |
Region | Boucle du Mouhoun |
Capital | Dédougou |
Area | |
• Province | 2,571 sq mi (6,659 km2) |
Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Province | 391,325 |
• Density | 150/sq mi (59/km2) |
• Urban | 63,617 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Education
In 2011, the province had 210 primary schools and 34 secondary schools.[2]
Healthcare
In 2011, the province had 27 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 7 doctors and 151 nurses.[3]
Demographics
Most people in the province live in rural areas; 260,295 Burkinabé live in the countryside with only 37,793 people residing in urban areas. There are 148,732 men living in Mouhoun Province and 149,356 women (2006 census).[4]
Departments
Mouhoun is divided into 7 departments:
Departments | Capitals | Population (Census 2006)[4] |
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Bondokuy Department | Bondokuy | 51,174 |
Dédougou Department | Dédougou | 86,324 |
Douroula Department | Douroula | 12,806 |
Kona Department | Kona | 19,585 |
Ouarkoye Department | Ouarkoye | 38,938 |
Safané Department | Safané | 49,383 |
Tchériba Department | Tchériba | 39,778 |
References
- Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Boucle du Mouhoun Region
- "La région du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
- "La région du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
- "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
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