Tuy Province
Appearance
Tuy | |
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Province | |
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 | 87,154 |
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
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
Tuy is divided into 6 departments:
Commune | Capital | Population (Census 2006)[2] |
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Bekuy Department | Bekuy | |
Bereba Department | Bereba | |
Founzan Department | Founzan | |
Hounde Department | Houndé | |
Koti Department | Koti | |
Koumbia Department | Koumbia |
See also
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Hauts-Bassins Region
- ^ National 2006 census preliminary results
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