Centre Region, Burkina Faso
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HDI (2017) | 0.612[2] medium · 1st |
Centre
The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 17.00%. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 63%, compared to a national average of 28.3%.
Geography
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Most of Burkina Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1985 | 640,108 | — |
1996 | 941,894 | +3.57% |
2006 | 1,727,390 | +6.25% |
2019 | 3,032,668 | +4.42% |
Sources:[9] |
As of 2019, the population of the region was 3,032,668 with 50.8% females. The population in the region was 14.8% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 35, infant mortality rate was 47 and the mortality of children under five was 80.[10] As of 2007, among the working population, there were 47.8% employees, 14.5% under employed, 31.6% inactive people, 37.8% not working and 6.2% unemployed people in the region.[11]
Economy
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As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 63 per cent, compared to a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 84.8 per cent, pos-primary was 51.8 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 27.5. There were 8660 boys and 8781 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were 508 teachers in primary & post-secondary level, while there were 4969 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level.[12] Adult (15+) literacy in the region increased from 55% in 2003 to 63% in 2007.[13] In 2011 the region had 869 primary schools and 354 secondary schools (25% of the national total).[14] The University of Ouagadougou is also located in the region and had around 40,000 students in 2010 (83% of the national population of university students).[15]
As of 2007, there were 162 km (101 mi) of highways, 134.6 km (83.6 mi) of regional roads and 7 km (4.3 mi) of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 5554, first set of two-wheeler traffic was 32,587 and the total classified road network was 304. The region is junction for many of the nation's roads and is the terminus of
Administrative Areas
Province | Capital | Population (Census 2019)[4] |
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Kadiogo Province | Ouagadougou | 3,032,668 |
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.[18] 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.[19]
References
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- ^ "Demographics of Burkina Faso". National Institute of Statistics and Demographics, Burkina Faso. 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "La région du Centre en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Government of France, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES ET EUROPEENNES, AMBASSADE DE FRANCE AU BURKINA FASO, FICHE BURKINA FASO" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Transport in Burkina Faso". National Institute of Statistics and Demographics, Burkina Faso. 2008. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Burkina Faso country profile". BBC. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Republic of Burkina Faso, Public Administration and Country profile (PDF) (Report). Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations. 2004. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2016.