Boulgou Province
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Boulgou | |
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Province | |
![]() Location in Burkina Faso | |
![]() Provincial map of its departments | |
Coordinates: 11°30′N 0°30′W / 11.500°N 0.500°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Centre-Est Region |
Capital | Tenkodogo |
Area | |
• Province | 6,687 km2 (2,582 sq mi) |
Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Province | 737,843 |
• Density | 110/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]
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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
[edit]The province of Boulgou is divided into 13 departments.
Departments | Communes | Population (Census 2013)[2] |
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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 |
See also:
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Citypopulation.de Population of Boulgou province in the Centre-Est Region
- ^ "National 2013 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2007-12-20.