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Province in Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Passoré
Province
Location in Burkina FasoLocation in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departmentsProvincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionNord Region
CapitalYako
Area
 • Province3,866 km (1,493 sq mi)
Population
 • Province457,781
 • Density120/km (310/sq mi)
 • Urban38,679
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

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

Healthcare

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

Departments

Passoré is divided into 9 departments:

Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)
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

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.
Provinces of Burkina Faso

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


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