Sissili Province

Sissili is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 212,628[2] and in 2011 the population was 240,830,[3] an increase of 13.3%.

Sissili
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°20′N 2°15′E
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Ouest Region
CapitalLéo
Area
 • Province7,147 km2 (2,759 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province336,972
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
51,743
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)
Location of Sissili Province in Burkina Faso
Location of Sissili Province in Burkina Faso

Its capital is Léo.

Education

In 2011 the province had 194 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.[4]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 31 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 65 nurses.[5]

Departments

Sissili is divided into 7 departments:

Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)[2]
Bieha DepartmentBieha29,859
Boura DepartmentBoura24,574
Léo DepartmentLéo50,378
Nebielianayou DepartmentNebielianayou7,733
Niabouri DepartmentNiabouri19,068
Silly DepartmentSilly33,350
To DepartmentTo47,666

See also

References
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre-Ouest Region
  2. National 2006 census preliminary results
  3. "La région du Centre-Ouest 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.
  4. "La région du Centre-Ouest 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.
  5. "La région du Centre-Ouest 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.

11°20′N 2°15′W


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