Kourwéogo Province

Kourwéogo
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Plateau-Central Region
Capital Boussé
Area
 • Total 613 sq mi (1,588 km2)
Population (2011)
 • Total 154,611
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Kourwéogo is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Plateau-Central Region. In 2011 the population was estimated to be 154,611.[1]

Its capital is Boussé.

Departments

Kourweogo is divided into 5 departments:

The Departments of Kourwéogo
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[2]
Boussé DepartmentBoussé41,455
Laye DepartmentLaye12,264
Niou DepartmentNiou26,901
Sourgoubila DepartmentSourgoubila38,976
Toeghin DepartmentToeghin16,421

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.insd.bf/fr/IMG/pdf/plateau-central_2010.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. ↑ National 2006 census preliminary results

Coordinates: 12°35′N 1°48′W / 12.583°N 1.800°W / 12.583; -1.800

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