Boulkiemdé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Ouest Region. The capital of Boulkiemdé is Koudougou. The population of Boulkiemdé was 498,008 in 2006 and 567,680 in 2011.
Education In 2011 the province had 437 primary schools and 65 secondary schools.
Healthcare In 2011 the province had 75 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 20 doctors and 262 nurses.
Departments Boulkiemde is divided into 13 departments as follows:
Department Capital Population(Census 2006)Bingo Department Bingo 15,100Imasgho Department Imasgho 22,401Kindi Department Kindi 33,347Kokologho Department Kokologho 38,988Koudougou Department Koudougou 131,825Nandiala Department Nandiala 23,266Nanoro Department Nanoro 33,291Pella Department Pella 19,243Poa Department Poa 30,317Ramongo Department Ramongo 23,081Sabou Department Sabou 45,877Siglé Department Siglé 27,336Soaw Department Soaw 15,937Sourgou Department Sourgou 13,748Thyou Department Thyou 24,251
In pop-culture Boulkiemdé (specifically the department of Bingo) was a location in the American television series The Amazing Race 12 (2007).
See also Regions of Burkina Faso Provinces of Burkina Faso Departments of Burkina Faso
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