Sissili Province

Sissili is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 212,628[2] and in 2011 the population was 240,830,[3] an increase of 13.3%.

Sissili
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°20′N 2°15′E
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Ouest Region
CapitalLéo
Area
 • Province7,147 km2 (2,759 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province336,972
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Urban
51,746
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)
Location of Sissili Province in Burkina Faso

Its capital is Léo.

Education

In 2011 the province had 194 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.[4]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 31 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 65 nurses.[5]

Departments

Sissili is divided into 7 departments:

Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)[2]
Bieha DepartmentBieha29,859
Boura DepartmentBoura24,574
Leo DepartmentLeo50,378
Nebielianayou DepartmentNebielianayou7,733
Niabouri DepartmentNiabouri19,068
Silly DepartmentSilly33,350
To DepartmentTo47,666

See also

References
  1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre-Ouest Region
  2. National 2006 census preliminary results
  3. "La région du Centre-Ouest 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.
  4. "La région du Centre-Ouest 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.
  5. "La région du Centre-Ouest 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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