Séno Province

Séno
Province
A Street in Dori, capital of Séno Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Sahel Region
Capital Dori
Area
 • Total 6,863 km2 (2,650 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 264,815
 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Séno is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region. The name of the province comes from the Fulfulde seeno, for "sandy plain."

Its capital is Dori.

Departments

Seno is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Séno
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Bani DepartmentBani59,452
Dori DepartmentDori98,006
Falagountou DepartmentFalagountou26,047
Gorgadji DepartmentGorgadji30,630
Sampelga DepartmentSampelga19,258
Seytenga DepartmentSeytenga31,422

See also

References

  1. ↑ National 2006 census preliminary results

Coordinates: 14°02′N 0°02′W / 14.033°N 0.033°W / 14.033; -0.033

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