Mouhoun Province

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Mouhoun
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Boucle du Mouhoun
Capital	Dédougou
Area
• Total	2,575 sq mi (6,668 km²)
Population (2006)
• Total	298,088
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Mouhoun is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Mouhoun is Dédougou.

Most people in the province live in rural areas; 260,295 Burkinabé live in the countryside with only 37,793 people residing in urban areas. There are 148,732 men living in Mouhoun Province and 149,356 women.^[1]

Mouhoun is divided into 7 departments:

The Departments of Mouhoun
Departments	Capitals	Population (Census 2006)^[1]
Bondokuy Department	Bondokuy	51,174
Dédougou Department	Dédougou	86,324
Douroula Department	Douroula	12,806
Kona Department	Kona	19,585
Ouarkoye Department	Ouarkoye	38,938
Safané Department	Safané	49,383
Tchériba Department	Tchériba	39,778

See also:

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

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 National 2006 census preliminary results

Coordinates: 12°27′N 3°28′W / 12.450°N 3.467°W / 12.450; -3.467

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