Banwa Province

Banwa
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Boucle du Mouhoun
Capital Solenzo
Area
  Total 2,271 sq mi (5,882 km2)
Population (2006)
  Total 267,934
Time zone GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2006 it had a population of 267,934.

Education

In 2011 the province had 170 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.[1]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 23 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 87 nurses.[2]

Demographics

It is a rural province with 255,337 of its residents living in the countryside; only 12,597 live in urban areas. There are 131,100 men living in Bam Province and 136,834 women.[3]

Departments

Banwa is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Banwa
Departments Capitals Population
(Census 2006)[3]
Balavé DepartmentBalavé 16,412
Kouka DepartmentKouka 59,588
Sami Department Sami 8,684
Sanaba DepartmentSanaba 34,166
Solenzo DepartmentSolenzo 118,424
Tansila DepartmentTansila 30,660

See also

References

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

Coordinates: 12°10′N 4°10′W / 12.167°N 4.167°W / 12.167; -4.167

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