Passoré Province

Passoré is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Nord Region. Its capital is Yako.

Passoré
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Nord Region
Capital	Yako
Area
• Province	3,866 km^2 (1,493 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census)[1]
• Province	457,781
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
• Urban	38,689
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Education

In 2011 the province had 316 primary schools and 39 secondary schools.[2]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 42 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 73 nurses.[3]

Departments

Passore is divided into 9 departments:

Department	Capital	Population (Census 2006)[4]
Arbolle Department	Arbolle	21,202
Bagare Department	Bagare	40,038
Bokin Department	Bokin	55,968
Gomponsom Department	Gomponsom	19,884
Kirsi Department	Kirsi	10,746
La-Todin Department	La-Todin	28,077
Pilimpikou Department	Pilimpikou	19,884
Samba Department	Samba	10,746
Yako Department	Yako	28,077

See also

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

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Nord Region
2. "La région du Nord en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.
3. "La région du Nord en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.
4. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-28.