Hauts-Bassins Region

Hauts-Bassins
Region
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 11°15′N 4°30′W / 11.250°N 4.500°W / 11.250; -4.500Coordinates: 11°15′N 4°30′W / 11.250°N 4.500°W / 11.250; -4.500
Country	Burkina Faso
Capital	Bobo Dioulasso
Area
• Total	9,785 sq mi (25,344 km²)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,410,284
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Hauts-Bassins is one of Burkina Faso's thirteen administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The population of Hauts-Bassins was 1,410,284 in 2006.^[1] The region's capital is Bobo Dioulasso. Three provinces make up the region - Houet, Kénédougou, and Tuy.

The Provinces of Hauts-Bassins
Province	Capital	Population (Census 2006)^[1]
Houet Province	Bobo Dioulasso	902,662
Kénédougou Province	Orodara	283,463
Tuy Province	Houndé	224,159

Bobo Dioulasso market

References

1 2 National 2006 census preliminary results

Regions of Burkina Faso

Boucle du Mouhoun Cascades Centre Centre-Est Centre-Nord Centre-Ouest Centre-Sud Est Hauts-Bassins Nord Plateau-Central Sahel Sud-Ouest

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