Boulkiemdé Province
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Boulkiemdé | |
— Province — | |
Location in Burkina Faso | |
Provincial map of its departments | |
Country | Burkina Faso |
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Region | Centre-Ouest Region |
Capital | Koudougou |
Area | |
- Total | 1,648.3 sq mi (4,269 km²) |
Population (2006) | |
- Total | 498,008 |
Time zone | GMT 0 (UTC+0) |
Boulkiemdé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Ouest Region. The capital of Boulkiemdé is Koudougou. The population of Boulkiemdé was 498,008 in 2006.[1]
Boulkiemde is divided into 13 departments:
Commune | Capital | Population (Census 2006)[1] |
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Bingo Department | Bingo | 15,100 |
Imasgho Department | Imasgho | 22,401 |
Kindi Department | Kindi | 33,347 |
Kokologho Department | Kokologho | 38,988 |
Koudougou Department | Koudougou | 131,825 |
Nandiala Department | Nandiala | 23,266 |
Nanoro Department | Nanoro | 33,291 |
Pella Department | Pella | 19,243 |
Poa Department | Poa | 30,317 |
Ramongo Department | Ramongo | 23,081 |
Sabou Department | Sabou | 45,877 |
Siglé Department | Siglé | 27,336 |
Soaw Department | Soaw | 15,937 |
Sourgou Department | Sourgou | 13,748 |
Thyou Department | Thyou | 24,251 |
Boulkiemdé (specifically the department of Bingo) was a location in the American television series The Amazing Race 12 (2007).
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