The Province de la Kossi lies in the western part of Burkina Faso and stretches to the border with Mali. It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Kossi is the town of Nouna, which has a mayor and high commissioner. The next largest town in Kossi is Djibasso, the last major town on the road from Nouna that heads west into Mali.
In the early 2010s, a major road through the Kossi was paved with support from the Millennium Challenge Corporation. The road links the major towns of Dedougou and Nouna, then continues westward to Djibasso and the border with Mali.
In 2011 the province had 214 primary schools and 20 secondary schools.[2]
Healthcare
In 2011 the province had 22 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 5 doctors and 93 nurses.[3]
Demographics
The population of Kossi in 2006 was 272,223. It is a rural province with 253,793 of its residents living in the countryside; only 18,440 live in urban areas. There are 135,342 men living in Kossi Province and 136,891 women.[4]
kossi, province, province, kossi, lies, western, part, burkina, faso, stretches, border, with, mali, boucle, mouhoun, region, capital, kossi, town, nouna, which, mayor, high, commissioner, next, largest, town, kossi, djibasso, last, major, town, road, from, no. The Province de la Kossi lies in the western part of Burkina Faso and stretches to the border with Mali It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region The capital of Kossi is the town of Nouna which has a mayor and high commissioner The next largest town in Kossi is Djibasso the last major town on the road from Nouna that heads west into Mali KossiProvinceLocation in Burkina FasoProvincial map of its departmentsCountry Burkina FasoRegionBoucle du MouhounCapitalNounaArea Province2 829 sq mi 7 328 km2 Population 2019 census 1 Province355 655 Density130 sq mi 49 km2 Urban32 428Time zoneUTC 0 GMT 0 In the early 2010s a major road through the Kossi was paved with support from the Millennium Challenge Corporation The road links the major towns of Dedougou and Nouna then continues westward to Djibasso and the border with Mali Contents 1 Education 2 Healthcare 3 Demographics 4 Departments 5 See also 6 ReferencesEducation EditIn 2011 the province had 214 primary schools and 20 secondary schools 2 Healthcare EditIn 2011 the province had 22 health and social promotion centers Centres de sante et de promotion sociale 5 doctors and 93 nurses 3 Demographics EditThe population of Kossi in 2006 was 272 223 It is a rural province with 253 793 of its residents living in the countryside only 18 440 live in urban areas There are 135 342 men living in Kossi Province and 136 891 women 4 Departments EditKossi is divided into 10 departments The Departments of Kossi Departments Capitals Population Census 2006 4 Barani Department Barani 44 237Bomborokui Department Bomborokui 15 257Bourasso Department Bourasso 12 548Djibasso Department Djibasso 49 730Dokuy Department Dokuy 28 642Doumbala Department Doumbala 26 643Kombori Department Kombori 8 300Madouba Department Madouba 6 590Nouna Department Nouna 70 010Sono Department Sono 7 276See also EditRegions of Burkina Faso Provinces of Burkina Faso Departments of Burkina FasoReferences Edit Citypopulation de Population of provinces in Boucle du Mouhoun Region La region du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres PDF Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie INSD 2011 p 6 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 11 13 La region du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres PDF Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie INSD 2011 p 6 Archived from the original PDF on 2012 11 13 a b National 2006 census preliminary results 1 Archived 2015 07 21 at the Wayback Machine 12 44 N 3 51 W 12 733 N 3 850 W 12 733 3 850 This Kossi Province location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kossi Province amp oldid 1101110213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
