Sissili Province

Sissili
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°20′N 2°15′E / 11.333°N 2.250°E / 11.333; 2.250
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Ouest Region
Capital Léo
Area
 • Total 7,136 km2 (2,755 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 240,830
 • Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Sissili is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 212,628[1] and in 2011 the population was 240,830,[2] an increase of 13.3%.

Its capital is Léo.

Education

In 2011 the province had 194 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.[3]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 31 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 65 nurses.[4]

Departments

Sissili is divided into 7 departments:

Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Bieha DepartmentBieha29,859
Boura DepartmentBoura24,574
Leo DepartmentLeo50,378
Nebielianayou DepartmentNebielianayou7,733
Niabouri DepartmentNiabouri19,068
Silly DepartmentSilly33,350
To DepartmentTo47,666

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. ↑ "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.

Coordinates: 11°20′N 2°15′W / 11.333°N 2.250°W / 11.333; -2.250

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