Boucle du Mouhoun | |
|---|---|
Region | |
 Trucks loaded with cotton in Dédougou | |
 Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 12°30′N 3°30′W / 12.500°N 3.500°W | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Capital | Dédougou |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Victor Dabiré |
| Area | |
| • Region | 34,162 km2 (13,190 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | |
| • Region | 1,898,133 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 183,236 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.393[2] low · 9th |
Boucle du Mouhoun ([bukl dy mu.un], "Bend of the Black Volta") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001 and had a population of 1,898,133 in 2019. It is the 4th most populous region in Burkina Faso, and contains 9.26% of all Burkinabé.[3] The region's capital is Dédougou. Six provinces make up the Boucle du Mouhoun region—Balé, Banwa, Kossi, Mouhoun, Nayala, and Sourou.
As of 2019[update], the population of the region was 1,898,133 with 50.2% females. The population in the region was 9.26% of the total population of the country. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 187%. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 23.2%, compared to a national average of 28.3%.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of regions in Burkina Faso
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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