Sourou Province

Sourou
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Boucle du Mouhoun
Capital	Tougan
Area
• Province	5,768 km2 (2,227 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census) [1]
• Province	284,947
• Density	49.40/km2 (127.9/sq mi)
•  Urban	26,347
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Sourou is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Boucle du Mouhoun.

Its capital is Tougan.

Education

In 2011 the province had 162 primary schools and 17 secondary schools. ^[2]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 27 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 5 doctors and 89 nurses. ^[3]

Departments

Sourou is divided into 8 departments:

• Di
• Gomboro
• Kassoum
• Kiembara
• Lanfiera
• Lankoue
• Toeni
• Tougan

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Departments of Burkina Faso

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Boucle du Mouhoun Region
2. "La région du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
3. "La région du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.

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