Boulgou Province

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Boulgou
Province
Burkina Faso - Boulgou.svg
Location in Burkina Faso
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Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°30′N0°30′W / 11.500°N 0.500°W / 11.500; -0.500
Country Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Est Region
Capital Tenkodogo
Area
 • Province6,687 km2 (2,582 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census) [1]
 • Province737,843
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
 •  Urban
133,553
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Boulgou is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Est Region. The capital of Boulgou is Tenkodogo. The population of Boulgou in 2019 was 737,843. [1]

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Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1985 332,920—    
1996 415,583+24.8%
2006 543,570+30.8%
2019 737,843+35.7%
Source: [1]

As of 2019, 54.2% of the population is female and 45.8% is male. 46.4% is under 14 years old, 49.4% are between 14 and 64 years of age and only 4.1% of the population is aged 65 or more. [1]

Departments

The province of Boulgou is divided into 13 departments.

The 13 departments of Boulgou Province
DepartmentsCommunesPopulation
(Census 2013) [2]
Bagré Department Bagré 29,328
Bané Department Bané 24,541
Béguédo Department Béguédo 19,665
Bissiga Department Bissiga 21,228
Bittou Department Bittou 70,760
Boussouma Department Boussouma 26,473
Garango Department Garango 71,408
Komtoèga Department Komtoèga 20,126
Niaogho Department Niaogho 19,091
Tenkodogo Department Tenkodogo 124,053
Zabré Department Zabré 84,728
Zoaga Department Zoaga 10,892
Zonsé Department Zonsé 19,993

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Citypopulation.de Population of Boulgou province in the Centre-Est Region
  2. ↑ "National 2013 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2007-12-20.


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