Passoré Province

Passoré
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionNord Region
CapitalYako
Area
 • Province3,866 km2 (1,493 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province457,781
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Urban
38,679
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

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

Education

[edit]

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

Healthcare

[edit]

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

[edit]

Passoré is divided into 9 departments:

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

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "La région du Nord en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-28.

12°57′N 2°16′W / 12.950°N 2.267°W / 12.950; -2.267