Soum | |
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Province | |
![]() Location in Burkina Faso | |
![]() Provincial map of its departments | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Sahel Region |
Capital | Djibo |
Area | |
• Province | 12,205 km2 (4,712 sq mi) |
Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Province | 363,633 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
• Urban | 61,462 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Soum is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region.
Its capital is Djibo.
Departments
[edit]Soum is divided into 9 departments:
Department | Capital city | Population (Census 2006)[2] |
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Arbinda Department | Arbinda | 90,735 |
Baraboule Department | Baraboule | 30,209 |
Diguel Department | Diguel | 9,055 |
Djibo Department | Djibo | 60,599 |
Kelbo Department | Kelbo | 24,446 |
Koutougou Department | Koutougou | 18,719 |
Nassoumbou Department | Nassoumbou | 20,222 |
Pobe-Mengao Department | Pobe-Mengao | 23,692 |
Tongomayel Department | Tongomayel | 70,665 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Sahel Region
- ^ National 2006 census preliminary results
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