Sanguié Province

Sanguie
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 12°19′N 2°28′E / 12.317°N 2.467°E / 12.317; 2.467
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Ouest Region
Capital Réo
Area
 • Total 5,178 km2 (1,999 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 297,230
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Sanguié is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 297,230.[1] Its capital is Réo.

Lyele is a major first language in this province.

Education

In 2011 the province had 218 primary schools and 27 secondary schools.[2]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 34 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 66 nurses.[3]

Transportation

As of June 2014 Sitarail operates a passenger train three times a week along the route from Ouagadougou to Abidjan which passes through the province and stops at Zamo.[4]

Departments

Sanguie is divided into 10 departments:

Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Dassa DepartmentDassa14,782
Didyr DepartmentDidyr41,604
Godyr DepartmentGodyr19,379
Khyon DepartmentKhyon18,124
Kordie DepartmentKordie20,400
Pouni DepartmentPouni38,666
Réo DepartmentRéo59, 799
Tenado DepartmentTenado46,203
Zamo DepartmentZamo16,242
Zawara DepartmentZawara21,869

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National 2006 census preliminary results
  2. ↑ "La région du Centre-Ouest 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. ↑ "La région du Centre-Ouest 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.
  4. ↑ European Rail Timetable, Summer 2014 Edition, (journey time is 43 to 48 hours)

Coordinates: 12°19′N 2°28′W / 12.317°N 2.467°W / 12.317; -2.467

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