Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2019 it had a population of 345,749.

Education In 2011 the province had 170 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.

Healthcare In 2011 the province had 23 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 87 nurses.

Demographics It is a rural province with 320,963 of its residents living in the countryside; only 24,786 live in urban areas. There are 169,195 men living in Banwa Province and 176,554 women.

Departments Banwa is divided into 6 departments:

+ The Departments of Banwa Departments Capitals Population (Census 2019) Balavé DepartmentBalavé 24,103 Kouka DepartmentKouka 73,747 Sami Department Sami 13,596 Sanaba DepartmentSanaba 38,037 Solenzo DepartmentSolenzo 158,763 Tansila DepartmentTansila 38,743

See also Regions of Burkina Faso Provinces of Burkina Faso Communes of Burkina Faso

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