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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 of Burkina Faso, departments or communes. List of provinces by region Here is a list of the province ...
and is in
Centre-Ouest Region Centre-Ouest (, "West Central") 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 th ...
. The capital of Boulkiemdé is Koudougou. 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) was a location in the American television series ''
The Amazing Race 12 ''The Amazing Race 12'' is the twelfth season of American reality competition show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, compe ...
'' (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 ...
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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 of Burkina Faso, departments or communes. List of provinces by region Here is a list of the province ...
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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

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