Passoré Province

Passoré
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Nord Region
Capital Yako
Area
 • Total 3,867 km2 (1,493 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 322,873[1]
Time zone GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Passoré is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Nord Region. Its capital is Yako.

Education

In 2011 the province had 316 primary schools and 39 secondary schools.[2]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 42 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 73 nurses.[3]

Departments

Passore is divided into 9 departments:

Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Arbolle Department Arbolle 21,202
Bagare Department Bagare 40,038
Bokin Department Bokin 55,968
Gomponsom Department Gomponsom 19,884
Kirsi Department Kirsi 10,746
La-Todin Department La-Todin 28,077
Pilimpikou Department Pilimpikou 19,884
Samba Department Samba 10,746
Yako Department Yako 28,077

See also

References

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

Coordinates: 12°57′N 2°16′W / 12.950°N 2.267°W / 12.950; -2.267

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