Séno Province

Séno is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region. The name of the province comes from the Fulfulde seeno, for "sandy plain."

Séno
Province
A Street in Dori, capital of Séno Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionSahel Region
CapitalDori
Area
  Province6,866 km2 (2,651 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
  Province404,104
  Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
  Urban
46,521
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Its capital is Dori.

Departments

Seno is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Séno
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[2]
Bani DepartmentBani59,452
Dori DepartmentDori98,006
Falagountou DepartmentFalagountou26,047
Gorgadji DepartmentGorgadji30,630
Sampelga DepartmentSampelga19,258
Seytenga DepartmentSeytenga31,422

See also

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Sahel Region
  2. National 2006 census preliminary results


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