Sanguié Province

Sanguie
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: BF 12°19′N 2°28′E / 12.317°N 2.467°E
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Centre-Ouest Region
Capital	Réo
Area
• Total	5,178 km^2 (1,999 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	297,230
• Density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Sanguié is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 297,230.^[1] Its capital is Réo.

Lyele is a major first language in this province.

Education

In 2011 the province had 218 primary schools and 27 secondary schools.^[2]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 34 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 66 nurses.^[3]

Transportation

As of June 2014 Sitarail operates a passenger train three times a week along the route from Ouagadougou to Abidjan which passes through the province and stops at Zamo.^[4]

Departments

Sanguie is divided into 10 departments:

Department	Capital	Population (Census 2006)[1]
Dassa Department	Dassa	14,782
Didyr Department	Didyr	41,604
Godyr Department	Godyr	19,379
Khyon Department	Khyon	18,124
Kordie Department	Kordie	20,400
Pouni Department	Pouni	38,666
Réo Department	Réo	59, 799
Tenado Department	Tenado	46,203
Zamo Department	Zamo	16,242
Zawara Department	Zawara	21,869

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Departments of Burkina Faso

References

1. 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.
3. "La région du Centre-Ouest en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.
4. European Rail Timetable, Summer 2014 Edition, (journey time is 43 to 48 hours)

Coordinates: 12°19′N 2°28′W / 12.317°N 2.467°W