Passoré Province

Passoré
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Nord Region
Capital	Yako
Area
• Province	3,866 km^2 (1,493 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census)[1]
• Province	457,781
• Density	118.4/km^2 (306.7/sq mi)
• Urban	38,679
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Passoré (French pronunciation: [pasɔʁe]) is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in the Nord Region. Its capital city is Yako.

Education

In 2011 the province had 316 primary schools and 39 secondary schools.^[2]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 42 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 73 nurses.^[3]

Departments

Passoré is divided into 9 departments:

Department	Capital	Population (Census 2006)[4]
Arbollé Department	Arbollé	21,202
Bagaré Department	Bagaré	40,038
Bokin Department	Bokin	55,968
Gomponsom Department	Gomponsom	19,884
Kirsi Department	Kirsi	10,746
Lâ-Todin Department	Lâ-Todin	28,077
Pilimpikou Department	Pilimpikou	19,884
Samba Department	Samba	10,746
Yako Department	Yako	28,077

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Departments of Burkina Faso

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Nord Region
2. "La région du Nord en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "La région du Nord en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-28.

12°57′N 2°16′W / 12.950°N 2.267°W / 12.950; -2.267