Banwa Province

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Banwa
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Boucle du Mouhoun
Capital	Solenzo
Area
• Total	2,271 sq mi (5,882 km²)
Population (2006)
• Total	267,934
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2006 it had a population of 267,934. It is a rural province with 255,337 of its residents living in the countryside; only 12,597 live in urban areas. There are 131,100 men living in Bam Province and 136,834 women.^[1]

Banwa is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Banwa
Departments	Capitals	Population (Census 2006)^[1]
Balavé Department	Balavé	16,412
Kouka Department	Kouka	59,588
Sami Department	Sami	8,684
Sanaba Department	Sanaba	34,166
Solenzo Department	Solenzo	118,424
Tansila Department	Tansila	30,660

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: 12°10′N 4°10′W / 12.167°N 4.167°W / 12.167; -4.167

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