Banwa Province


Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2006 it had a population of 267,934.

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, 3 doctors and 87 nurses.

Demographics

It is a rural province with 255,337 of its residents living in the countryside; only 12,597 live in urban areas. There are 131,100 men living in Bam Province and 136,834 women.

Departments

Banwa is divided into 6 departments:
DepartmentsCapitalsPopulation
Balavé DepartmentBalavé16,412
Kouka DepartmentKouka59,588
Sami DepartmentSami8,684
Sanaba DepartmentSanaba34,166
Solenzo DepartmentSolenzo118,424
Tansila DepartmentTansila30,660