Boulkiemdé is one of the 45
provinces of Burkina Faso
The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces. These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 departments or communes.
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and is in
Centre-Ouest Region
Centre-Ouest is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Ouest was 1,659,339 in 2019. The region's capital is Koudougou. Four provinces ( Boulkiemdé, Sanguié, Sissili, and Ziro) make up the region.
As of 2019 ...
. The capital of Boulkiemdé is
Koudougou
Koudougou is a city in Burkina Faso's Boulkiemdé Province. It is located west of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. With a population of 160,239 (2019) it is the third most populous city in Burkina Faso after Ouagadougou and Bobo Dio ...
. The population of Boulkiemdé was 498,008 in 2006
and 567,680 in 2011.
Education
In 2011 the province had 437 primary schools and 65 secondary schools.
Healthcare
In 2011 the province had 75 health and social promotion centers (''Centres de santé et de promotion sociale''), 20 doctors and 262 nurses.
Departments
Boulkiemde is divided into 13 departments as follows:
In pop-culture
Boulkiemdé (specifically the
department of
Bingo
Bingo or B-I-N-G-O may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Gaming
* Bingo, a game using a printed card of numbers
** Bingo (British version), a game using a printed card of 15 numbers on three lines; most commonly played in the UK and Ireland
** Bi ...
) was a location in the American television series ''
The Amazing Race 12
''The Amazing Race 12'' is the twelfth season of American reality television show '' The Amazing Race''. It featured eleven teams of two competing in a race around the world.
The season premiered on CBS on November 4, 2007, and the finale aired ...
'' (2007).
See also
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Regions of Burkina Faso
Per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. Most of these, according to their individual articles, were implemented on 2 July 2001.
Burkina Faso is d ...
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Provinces of Burkina Faso
The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces. These 45 provinces are currently sub-divided into 351 departments or communes.
List of provinces by region
Here is a list of the provinces, with their capitals in par ...
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Departments of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 351 departments (as of 2014 and since local elections of 2012), whose urbanized areas (cities, towns and villages) are grouped into the same commune (municipality) with the same name as the department ...
References
Provinces of Burkina Faso
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