Banwa Province


Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2019 it had a population of 345,749.

Education

In 2011 the province had 170 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 23 health and social promotion centers, 3 doctors and 87 nurses.

Demographics

It is a rural province with 320,963 of its residents living in the countryside; only 24,786 live in urban areas. There are 169,195 men living in Banwa Province and 176,554 women.

Departments

Banwa is divided into 6 departments:
DepartmentsCapitalsPopulation
Balavé DepartmentBalavé24,103
Kouka DepartmentKouka73,747
Sami DepartmentSami13,596
Sanaba DepartmentSanaba38,037
Solenzo DepartmentSolenzo158,763
Tansila DepartmentTansila38,743