Tuy Province
Tuy | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Location in Burkina Faso | |
 Provincial map of its departments | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Hauts-Bassins Region |
| Capital | Houndé |
| Area | |
• Province | 5,633 km2 (2,175 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Province | 329,162 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 87,151 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Tuy (or Tui) is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Hauts-Bassins Region. Its capital is Houndé.
Economy
[edit]Burkina Manganèse SARL currently holds a ten-year renewable mining permit to extract manganese from the Kiéré mine where it expects to commence production during October. [1]
Departments
[edit]Tuy is divided into 6 departments:
| Commune | Capital | Population (Census 2006)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Békuy Department | Békuy | |
| Béréba Department | Béréba | |
| Founzan Department | Founzan | |
| Houndé Department | Houndé | |
| Koti Department | Koti | |
| Koumbia Department | Koumbia |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Hauts-Bassins Region
- ^ National 2006 census preliminary results
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