Sissili Province

Sissili
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°20′N 2°15′E / 11.333°N 2.250°E / 11.333; 2.250
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Ouest Region
Capital Léo
Area
 • Total 7,136 km2 (2,755 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 240,830
 • Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Sissili is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 212,628[1] and in 2011 the population was 240,830,[2] an increase of 13.3%.

Its capital is Léo.

Education

In 2011 the province had 194 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.[3]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 31 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 65 nurses.[4]

Departments

Sissili is divided into 7 departments:

Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Bieha Department Bieha 29,859
Boura Department Boura 24,574
Leo Department Leo 50,378
Nebielianayou Department Nebielianayou 7,733
Niabouri Department Niabouri 19,068
Silly Department Silly 33,350
To Department To 47,666

See also

References

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

Coordinates: 11°20′N 2°15′W / 11.333°N 2.250°W / 11.333; -2.250

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