Center-Est (Burkina Faso)
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Capital : | Tenkodogo |
Provinces : | 3 |
Governor : | Siméon Sawadogo |
Area : | 14,852 km² |
Residents : | 1,077,350 (January 2006) |
Population density: | 72.5 inhabitants / km² |
ISO 3166-2 : | BF-04 |
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Center-Est is one of 13 regions into which the West African state of Burkina Faso is administratively divided. The capital is Tenkodogo . The region to the south covers the provinces of Koulpélogo , Boulgou and Kouritenga on an area of 14,852 km² and has 1,077,350 inhabitants (January 2006). The two predominant ethnic groups are Bissa and Mossi . In Center-Est there are three forêts classées; Sitenga, Ouilingaré and Sablogo.
On July 23, 2007, Siméon Sawadogo took over the office of governor from Jacob Ouédraogo, who will take up his mandate as a member of the national parliament after 30 months in office. Sawadogo is a teacher by profession and has held various positions in administration and politics.