Balé Province

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Balé
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Boucle du Mouhoun
Capital	Boromo
Area
• Total	4,595 km² (1,774 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	213,897
• Density	47/km² (120/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Balé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Boucle du Mouhoun Region with Boromo as capital. Its area is 4,595 km², and in 2006 had a population of 213,897. Most people in the province live in rural areas; 199,012 Burkinabé live in the countryside with only 14,885 people residing in urban areas. There are 105,853 men living in Balé Province and 108,044 women.^[1]

Boromo is located on the main road from Ouagadougou to Bobo-Dioulasso and known for its National Park where one can see savannah elephant herds.

Bale is divided into 10 departments:

The Departments of Bale
Department	Capital city	Population (Census 2006)^[1]
Bagassi Department	Bagassi	33,130
Bana Department	Bana	12,999
Boromo Department	Boromo	30,305
Fara Department	Fara	37,194
Oury Department	Oury	26,892
Pâ Department	Pa	19,675
Pompoi Department	Pompoi	11,060
Poura Department	Poura	12,075
Siby Department	Siby	14,143
Yaho Department	Yaho	16,424

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 National 2006 census preliminary results

v t e Provinces of Burkina Faso

Balé Bam Banwa Bazèga Bougouriba Boulgou Boulkiemdé Comoé Ganzourgou Gnagna Gourma Houet Ioba Kadiogo Kénédougou Komondjari Kompienga Kossi Koulpélogo Kouritenga Kourwéogo Léraba Loroum Mouhoun Nahouri Namentenga Nayala Noumbiel Oubritenga Oudalan Passoré Poni Sanguié Sanmatenga Séno Sissili Soum Sourou Tapoa Tuy Yagha Yatenga Ziro Zondoma Zoundwéogo

Coordinates: 11°42′N 3°10′W / 11.700°N 3.167°W / 11.700; -3.167

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