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Houet Province

Coordinates: 11°20′N 4°15′W / 11.333°N 4.250°W / 11.333; -4.250
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Houet
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionHauts-Bassins
CapitalBobo-Dioulasso
Area
 • Province
4,468 sq mi (11,571 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province
1,509,377
 • Density340/sq mi (130/km2)
 • Urban
904,920
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Houet is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Hauts-Bassins Region. The capital of Houet is Bobo-Dioulasso. In 2019, the province had a population of 1,509,377.[1]

Departments

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Houet is divided into 13 departments (one of them, Bobo-Dioulasso is further subdivided in arrondissements) :

The Departments of Houet
Commune Capital Population
Census 2006)[2]
Dandé Department Dandé 21,310
Bama Department Bama 69,631
Faramana Department Faramana 16,734
Fô Department 19,199
Karangasso-Sambla Department Karankasso-Sambla 25,598
Karangasso-Vigué Department Karankasso-Vigué 76,570
Koundougou Department Koundougou 17,041
Léna Department Léna 18,106
Padéma Department Padéma 50,957
Péni Department Péni 35,430
Satiri Department Satiri 37,369
Toussiana Department Toussiana 17,255
Bobo-Dioulasso Department Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso (Rural) 61,919
Dafra (Arrondissement) 175,903
Dô (Arrondissement) 153,790
Konsa (Arrondissement) 105,850

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Hauts-Bassins Region
  2. ^ "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-15.

11°20′N 4°15′W / 11.333°N 4.250°W / 11.333; -4.250