Houet Province
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 has a population of 1,509,377[1]
Houet | |
|---|---|
Province | |
![]() Location in Burkina Faso | |
![]() Provincial map of its departments | |
| Country | |
| Region | Hauts-Bassins |
| Capital | Bobo-Dioulasso |
| Area | |
| • Province | 4,468 sq mi (11,571 km2) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | |
| • Province | 1,509,377 |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| • Urban | 903,887 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Departments
Houet is divided into 12 departments and :
| Commune | Capital | Population Census 2006)[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Dandé Department | Dandé | 21,310 |
| Bama Department | Bama | 69,631 |
| Faramana Department | Faramana | 16,734 |
| Fo Department | Fo | 19,199 |
| Karankasso-Sambla Department | Karankasso-Sambla | 25,598 |
| Karankasso-Vigue Department | Karankasso-Vigue | 76,570 |
| Koundougou Department | Koundougou | 17,041 |
| Lena Department | Lena | 18,106 |
| Padéma Department | Padema | 50,957 |
| Peni Department | Peni | 35,430 |
| Satiri Department | Satiri | 37,369 |
| Toussiana Department | Toussiana | 17,255 |
| Bobo-Dioulasso (Rural) | 61,919 | |
| Dafra (Arrondissement) | 175,903 | |
| Do (Arrondissement) | 153,790 | |
| Konsa (Arrondissement) | 105,850 | |
References
- Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Hauts-Bassins Region
- "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-15.
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