Boulgou
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| Region : | Center-Est |
| Capital : | Tenkodogo |
| Departments : | 13 |
| High Commissioner : | Pierre Bicaba |
| Area : | 6687 km² |
| Residents : | 661,928 (2013 estimate) |
| ISO 3166-2 : | BF-BLG |
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Boulgou is a province in the Center-Est region in Burkina Faso in West Africa with 661,928 inhabitants on 6687 km².
The province consists of the departments of Bagré, Bané, Béguédo, Bissiga, Bittou, Boussouma, Garango, Komtoèga, Niaogho, Tenkodogo, Zabré, Zoaga and Zonsé. The name Boulgou comes from the mountain near Garango . The inhabitants of the province are mainly Bissa and Mossi .
Location of the departments / municipalities
| map | No. | Department / municipality |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bagré | |
| 2 | Bané | |
| 3 | Béguédo | |
| 4th | Bissiga | |
| 5 | Bittou | |
| 6th | Boussouma | |
| 7th | Garango | |
| 8th | Komtoèga | |
| 9 | Niaogo | |
| 10 | Tenkodogo | |
| 11 | Zabré | |
| 12 | Zoaga | |
| 13 | Zonsé |
Web links
- Monograph of the Province of Boulgou (PDF; 636 kB; French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Institut national de la statistique et de la demographie [INSD] (ed.): Annuaire statistique 2013 . December 2014, Tableau 01.01: List des communes par région et par province en 2013 , Tableau 02.17: Population et densité par région et province , Tableau 02.20: Population du Burkina Faso par province de 2001 à 2013 en milieu d'année , p. 5–6, 22–23, 32–35 (French, insd.bf [PDF; 3.2 MB ; accessed on February 27, 2015]).