Sourou Province
Sourou is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Boucle du Mouhoun.
Sourou | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Location in Burkina Faso | |
 Provincial map of its departments | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Boucle du Mouhoun |
| Capital | Tougan |
| Area | |
| • Province | 2,227 sq mi (5,768 km2) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | |
| • Province | 284,947 |
| • Density | 130/sq mi (49/km2) |
| • Urban | 26,348 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
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:
References
- Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Boucle du Mouhoun Region
- "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.
- "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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