Centre Region, Burkina Faso
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Centre [sɑ̃tʁ] is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre Province was 1,727,390 at the 2006 census and increased by 75.6% in 13 years to 3,030,384 at the 2019 census (provisional figure), of which 50.8% was female.[3][4] It is the most populous and urbanised region in Burkina Faso; in 2019 14.8% of Burkina Faso's population lived in Centre.[5] The region's capital is Ouagadougou, which also serves as the national capital. Centre region consists of only one province, Kadiogo.
Centre | |
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Region | |
Coordinates: 12°20′N 1°30′W | |
Country | Burkina Faso |
Capital | Ouagadougou |
Area | |
• Region | 1,083 sq mi (2,805 km2) |
Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Region | 3,030,384 |
• Density | 2,800/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
• Urban | 2,453,496 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
HDI (2017) | 0.612[2] medium · 1st |
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%.