Centre-Ouest Region
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| HDI (2017) | 0.428[2] low · 5th |
Centre-Ouest (
As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,659,339 with 53.7% females. The population in the region was 8.09% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 61, infant mortality rate was 87 and the mortality of children under five was 142. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.8%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 135%.
Geography
Most of
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 787,229 | — |
| 1996 | 943,538 | +1.66% |
| 2006 | 1,186,566 | +2.32% |
| 2019 | 1,659,339 | +2.61% |
| Sources:[6] | ||
As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,659,339 with 53.7% females. The population in the region was 8.09% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 61, infant mortality rate was 87 and the mortality of children under five was 142.[7] As of 2007, among the working population, there were 59.3% employees, 18.9% under employed, 17.9% inactive people, 21.8% not working and 3.8% unemployed people in the region.
Economy
The main road connecting the national capital,
Education
As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.8 per cent, compared to a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 83.7 per cent, pos-primary was 26.9 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 8.8. There were 898 boys and 473 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were 49 teachers in primary & post-secondary level, while there were 926 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level.[12] Adult (15+) literacy in the region increased from 23,0% in 2003 to 28,3% in 2008.[13] In 2011 the region had 1,002 primary schools and 112 secondary schools. The University of Koudougou is also located in the region and had around 5,400 students in 2010/2011.[14] In 2010/11 10,1% of the population (aged 13–19) attended secondary school, which was below the national average of 10.7%.[15]
Provinces
| Province | Capital | 2006[16] |
|---|---|---|
| Boulkiemdé Province | Koudougou | 567,680 |
| Sanguié Province | Réo | 333,195 |
| Sissili Province | Léo | 240,830 |
| Ziro Province | Sapouy | 207,079 |
Burkina Faso gained independence from France in 1960. It was originally called Upper Volta. There have been military coups until 1983 when Captain Thomas Sankara took control and implemented radical left wing policies. He was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who continued for 27 years until 2014, when a popular uprising ended his rule.[17] As per Law No.40/98/AN in 1998, Burkina Faso adhered to decentralization to provide administrative and financial autonomy to local communities. There are 13 administrative regions, each governed by a governor. The regions are subdivided into 45 provinces, which are further subdivided into 351 communes. The communes may be urban or rural and are interchangeable. There are other administrative entities like department and village. An urban commune has typically 10,000 people under it. If any commune is not able to get 75 per cent of its planned budget in revenues for 3 years, the autonomy is taken off. The communes are administered by elected mayors. The communes are stipulated to develop economic, social and cultural values of its citizens. A commune has financial autonomy and can interact with other communes, government agencies or international entities.[18]
References
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- ^ "Employment statistics of Burkina Faso". National Institute of Statistics and Demographics, Burkina Faso. 2007. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ BOUGMA M., 2014. Dynamique des différentes langues en présence au Burkina Faso : les changements démo-linguistiques opérés au sein de la population burkinabè, 2014, Actes du XVIIe colloque international de l’AIDELF sur Démographie et politiques sociales, Ouagadougou, novembre 2012, 15 p.
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- ^ "Agricultural statistics of Burkina Faso". National Institute of Statistics and Demographics, Burkina Faso. 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Education statistics of Burkina Faso". National Institute of Statistics and Demographics, Burkina Faso. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "La région du Centre-Ouest en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-13.
- ^ Government of France, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES ET EUROPEENNES, AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU BURKINA FASO, FICHE BURKINA FASO, (French) http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/pdf/BURKINA_18-5-11__2_.pdf
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