For the town in India, see Ziro.

Ziro is a province of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. It has an area of . The provincial capital is the town of Sapouy.

Education

In 2011 the province had 0 primary schools and 0 secondary schools.

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 17 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 2 doctors and 47 nurses.

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| 88,514 || 119,219 || 172,559 || 207,079 (est.)

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Administrative divisions

Prior to 2004 Ziro was divided into three departments: Bougnounou, Cassou and Sapouy. After the 2004 reorganization Ziro was divided into six departments, listed with their administrative seat, and population as of 2006 census.

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! Capital

! Population<br />(Census 2006)

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|Bougnounou Department || Bougnounou || 21,202

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|Cassou Department || Cassou ||40,038

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|Sapouy Department || Sapouy ||55,968

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|Gao Department || Gao || 19,884

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|Dalo Department || Dalo || 10,746

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|Bakata Department || Bakata || 28,077

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See also

  • Regions of Burkina Faso
  • Provinces of Burkina Faso
  • Departments of Burkina Faso

Notes