Kourwéogo Province

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Kourwéogo is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Plateau-Central Region. It has a population of 181,202 (2019 census).[1]

Kourwéogo
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionPlateau-Central Region
CapitalBoussé
Area
  Province
1,588 km2 (613 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
  Province
181,202
  Density114.1/km2 (295.5/sq mi)
  Urban
25,022
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Its capital is Boussé.

Departments

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Kourweogo is divided into 5 departments:

The Departments of Kourwéogo
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[2]
Boussé DepartmentBoussé41,455
Laye DepartmentLaye12,264
Niou DepartmentNiou26,901
Sourgoubila DepartmentSourgoubila38,976
Toeghin DepartmentToeghin16,421

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Plateau-Central Region
  2. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-25.

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