Tuy Province

Tuy
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Hauts-Bassins Region
Capital Houndé
Area
  Total 5,639 km2 (2,177 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 224,159
  Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Tuy (or Tui) is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Hauts-Bassins Region. Its capital is Houndé.

Economy

Burkina Manganèse SARL currently holds a ten-year renewable mining permit to extract manganese from the Kiéré mine where it expects to commence production during October.

Departments

Tuy is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Tuy
Commune Capital Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Bekuy Department Bekuy
Bereba Department Bereba
Founzan Department Founzan
Hounde Department Hounde
Koti Department Koti
Koumba Department Koumbia

See also

References

Coordinates: 11°25′N 3°25′W / 11.417°N 3.417°W / 11.417; -3.417


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