Boulgou Province

For the village in Ganzourgou Province, see Boulgou, Ganzourgou.
Boulgou
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°30′N 0°30′W / 11.500°N 0.500°W / 11.500; -0.500Coordinates: 11°30′N 0°30′W / 11.500°N 0.500°W / 11.500; -0.500
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Est Region
Capital Tenkodogo
Area
 • Total 6,692 km2 (2,584 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 542,286
Time zone GMT 0 (UTC+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 2006 was 542,286.[1]

Departments

The province of Boulgou is divided into 13 departments.

 The 13 departments of Boulgou Province
Departments Communes Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Bagré Department Bagré 29,328
Bané Department Bané 24,541
Béguédo DepartmentBéguédo 19,665
Bissiga Department Bissiga 21,228
Bittou Department Bittou 70,760
Boussouma Department Boussouma 26,473
Garango Department Garango 71,408
Komtoèga Department Komtoèga20,126
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

  1. 1 2 National 2006 census preliminary results
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