Centre-Sud Region

Centre-Sud
Region
A mountain, Pic de Nahouri, in the region
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 11°30′N 1°10′W / 11.500°N 1.167°WCoordinates: 11°30′N 1°10′W / 11.500°N 1.167°W
Country	Burkina Faso
Capital	Manga
Area
• Total	4,371 sq mi (11,321 km^2)
Population (2011)
• Total	722,631(est.)
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Centre-Sud is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Sud was 638,379 in 2006^[1] and was estimated at 722,631 in 2011.^[2] The region's capital is Manga. Three provinces - Bazèga, Nahouri, and Zoundwéogo, make up the region.

Education

Adult (15+) literacy in the region increased from 8,6% in 2003 to 15,9% in 2007 but was still below the national average of 28,3%.^[3] In 2011 the region had 506 primary schools and 61 secondary schools. In 2010/11 7,6% of the population (aged 13-19) attended secondary school, which was below the national average of 10.7%.^[4]

Provinces

The region has 3 provinces which together include 16 departments. The provinces are:

The Provinces of Centre-Sud

Province	Capital	Population (Census 2006)[1]
Bazèga Province	Kombissiri	238,202
Nahouri Province	Pô	155,463
Zoundwéogo Province	Manga	244,714

References

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