Banwa Province

Banwa
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
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:

The Departments of Banwa
Departments Capitals Population
(Census 2006)[3]
Balavé DepartmentBalavé16,412
Kouka DepartmentKouka59,588
Sami DepartmentSami8,684
Sanaba DepartmentSanaba34,166
Solenzo DepartmentSolenzo118,424
Tansila DepartmentTansila30,660

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 National 2006 census preliminary results

Coordinates: 12°10′N 4°10′W / 12.167°N 4.167°W / 12.167; -4.167

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