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Mouhoun Province

Coordinates: 12°27′N 3°28′W / 12.450°N 3.467°W / 12.450; -3.467
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Mouhoun
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionBoucle du Mouhoun
CapitalDédougou
Area
 • Province2,571 sq mi (6,659 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province391,325
 • Density150/sq mi (59/km2)
 • Urban
63,617
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Mouhoun ([mu.un], "Black Volta") is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. The capital of Mouhoun is Dédougou.

Education

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In 2011, the province had 210 primary schools and 34 secondary schools.[2]

Healthcare

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In 2011, the province had 27 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 7 doctors and 151 nurses.[3]

Demographics

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Most people in the province live in rural areas; 260,295 Burkinabé live in the countryside with only 37,793 people residing in urban areas. There are 148,732 men living in Mouhoun Province and 149,356 women (2006 census).[4]

Departments

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Mouhoun is divided into 7 departments:

The Departments of Mouhoun
Departments Capitals Population
(Census 2006)[4]
Bondokuy Department Bondokuy 51,174
Dédougou Department Dédougou 86,324
Douroula Department Douroula 12,806
Kona Department Kona 19,585
Ouarkoye Department Ouarkoye 38,938
Safané Department Safané 49,383
Tchériba Department Tchériba 39,778

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Boucle du Mouhoun Region
  2. ^ "La région du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
  3. ^ "La région du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
  4. ^ a b "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2008-05-27.

12°27′N 3°28′W / 12.450°N 3.467°W / 12.450; -3.467