Balé Province

"Balé" redirects here. It is not to be confused with Bale (disambiguation) or Bale Province (disambiguation).
Balé
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Boucle du Mouhoun
Capital Boromo
Area
  Total 4,596 km2 (1,775 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.

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.

Education

In 2011 the province had 164 primary schools and 22 secondary schools.[1]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 31 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 4 doctors and 115 nurses.[2]

Demographics

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.[3]

Departments

Bale is divided into 10 departments:

The Departments of Bale
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[3]
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 Yaho16,424

See also

References

  1. "La région du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.
  2. "La région du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.
  3. 1 2 National 2006 census preliminary results

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

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