Mouhoun (, "Black Volta") is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. The capital of Mouhoun is Dédougou.
Education In 2011, the province had 210 primary schools and 34 secondary schools.
Healthcare In 2011, the province had 27 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 7 doctors and 151 nurses.
Demographics Most people in the province live in rural areas; 260,295 Burkinabé live in the countryside with only 37,793 people residing in urban areas. There are 148,732 men living in Mouhoun Province and 149,356 women (2006 census).
Departments Mouhoun is divided into 7 departments:
+ The Departments of Mouhoun Departments Capitals Population (Census 2006)Bondokuy DepartmentBondokuy 51,174Dédougou DepartmentDédougou86,324Douroula DepartmentDouroula 12,806Kona DepartmentKona 19,585Ouarkoye DepartmentOuarkoye 38,938Safané DepartmentSafané 49,383Tchériba DepartmentTchériba 39,778
See also Regions of Burkina Faso Provinces of Burkina Faso Departments of Burkina Faso
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