Banwa Province

Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2019 it had a population of 345,749.

Banwa
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionBoucle du Mouhoun
CapitalSolenzo
Area
 • Province2,273 sq mi (5,888 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province345,749
 • Density150/sq mi (59/km2)
 • Urban
24,786
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Education

In 2011 the province had 170 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.[2]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 23 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 87 nurses.[3]

Demographics

It is a rural province with 320,963 of its residents living in the countryside; only 24,786 live in urban areas. There are 169,195 men living in Banwa Province and 176,554 women.[1]

Departments

Banwa is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Banwa
Departments Capitals Population
(Census 2006)[4]
Balavé DepartmentBalavé16,412
Kouka DepartmentKouka59,588
Sami DepartmentSami8,684
Sanaba DepartmentSanaba34,166
Solenzo DepartmentSolenzo118,424
Tansila DepartmentTansila30,660

See also

References
  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. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2008-05-27.


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