Ziro Province

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Ziro is a province of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. Its has an area of 5,139 square kilometres (1,984 sq mi). The provincial capital is the town of Sapouy.

Demographics

Population growth[1][2]
1985 1996 2006 2011
Ziro 88,514 119,219 172,559[3] 207,079

Administrative divisions

Departments of Ziro, prior to 2004

Prior to 2004 Ziro was divided into three departments: Bougnounou, Cassou and Sapouy.[4] After the 2004 reorgaization Ziro was divided into six departments,[5] listed with their administrative seat, and population as of 2006 census.[6]

  • Bougnounou, town of Bougnounou, 21,202
  • Cassou, town of Cassou, 40,038
  • Sapouy, town of Sapouy, 55,968
  • Gao, town of Gao, 19,884
  • Dalo, town of Dalo, 10,746
  • Bakata, town of Bakata, 28,077

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "La région du Centre-Ouest en chiffres". Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2007. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. 
  2. ↑ "La région du Centre-Ouest en chiffres". Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. 
  3. ↑ The 2007 INSD report said 156,286 for 2006; however the 2011 INSD report revised that figure to 172,559.
  4. ↑ "Manuel du Controleur: Enquête Burkinabé sur les Conditions de Vie des Ménages". Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2003. p. 18. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. 
  5. ↑ "Province: Ziro". Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. 
  6. ↑ Kabore, Mahamoudou and Ouedraogo, Flore Gabrielle (2009). "Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitation de 2006 (RGPH-2006): Monographie de la Region du Centre Ouest". Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). p. 26. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. 


Coordinates: 11°35′N 1°55′W / 11.583°N 1.917°W / 11.583; -1.917

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