Ziro Province

For the town in India, see Ziro.

Ziro
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Ouest Region
Capital Sapouy
Area
 • Total 5,139 km2 (1,984 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 207,079
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Ziro is a province of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. It has an area of 5,139 square kilometres (1,984 sq mi). The provincial capital is the town of Sapouy.

Education

In 2011 the province had 153 primary schools and 10 secondary schools.[1]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 17 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 2 doctors and 47 nurses.[1]

Demographics

Population growth[1][2]
1985 1996 2006 2011
Ziro 88,514119,219172,559[3]207,079 (est.)

Administrative divisions

Prior to 2004 Ziro was divided into three departments: Bougnounou, Cassou and Sapouy.[4] After the 2004 reorganization Ziro was divided into six departments,[5] listed with their administrative seat, and population as of 2006 census.[6]

Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)[7]
Bougnounou DepartmentBougnounou21,202
Cassou DepartmentCassou40,038
Sapouy DepartmentSapouy55,968
Gao DepartmentGao19,884
Dalo DepartmentDalo10,746
Bakata DepartmentBakata28,077

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "La région du Centre-Ouest en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.
  2. ↑ "La région du Centre-Ouest en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2007. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2010.
  3. ↑ The 2007 INSD report said 156,286 for 2006; however the 2011 INSD report revised that figure to 172,559.
  4. ↑ "Manuel du Controleur: Enquête Burkinabé sur les Conditions de Vie des Ménages" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2003. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Province: Ziro". Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Kabore, Mahamoudou & Ouedraogo, Flore Gabrielle (2009). "Recensement General de la Population et de l'Habitation de 2006 (RGPH-2006): Monographie de la Region du Centre Ouest" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). p. 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2010.
  7. ↑ National 2006 census preliminary results

Coordinates: 11°35′N 1°55′W / 11.583°N 1.917°W / 11.583; -1.917


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