Passoré Province

Passoré
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Nord Region
Capital Yako
Area
 • Total 3,867 km2 (1,493 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 322,873[1]
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Passoré is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Nord Region. Its capital is Yako.

Education

In 2011 the province had 316 primary schools and 39 secondary schools.[2]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 42 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 73 nurses.[3]

Departments

Passore is divided into 9 departments:

Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Arbolle DepartmentArbolle21,202
Bagare DepartmentBagare40,038
Bokin DepartmentBokin55,968
Gomponsom DepartmentGomponsom19,884
Kirsi DepartmentKirsi10,746
La-Todin DepartmentLa-Todin28,077
Pilimpikou DepartmentPilimpikou19,884
Samba DepartmentSamba10,746
Yako DepartmentYako28,077

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National 2006 census preliminary results
  2. ↑ "La région du Nord en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "La région du Nord en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.

Coordinates: 12°57′N 2°16′W / 12.950°N 2.267°W / 12.950; -2.267

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