Banwa Province
Banwa | |
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Province | |
Location in Burkina Faso | |
Provincial map of its departments | |
Country |
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Region | Boucle du Mouhoun |
Capital | Solenzo |
Area | |
• Total | 2,271 sq mi (5,882 km2) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 267,934 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2006 it had a population of 267,934.
Education
In 2011 the province had 170 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.[1]
Healthcare
In 2011 the province had 23 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 87 nurses.[2]
Demographics
It is a rural province with 255,337 of its residents living in the countryside; only 12,597 live in urban areas. There are 131,100 men living in Bam Province and 136,834 women.[3]
Departments
Banwa is divided into 6 departments:
Departments | Capitals | Population (Census 2006)[3] |
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Balavé Department | Balavé | 16,412 |
Kouka Department | Kouka | 59,588 |
Sami Department | Sami | 8,684 |
Sanaba Department | Sanaba | 34,166 |
Solenzo Department | Solenzo | 118,424 |
Tansila Department | Tansila | 30,660 |
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 National 2006 census preliminary results
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