Sissili Province

Sissili is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. In 2006 the population was 212,628[1] and in 2011 the population was 240,830,[2] an increase of 13.3%.

Sissili
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°20′N 2°15′E
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Centre-Ouest Region
Capital	Léo
Area
• Total	7,136 km^2 (2,755 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	240,830
• Density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Location of Sissili Province in Burkina Faso

Its capital is Léo.

Education

In 2011 the province had 194 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.[3]

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 31 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 65 nurses.[4]

Departments

Sissili is divided into 7 departments:

Department	Capital	Population (Census 2006)[1]
Bieha Department	Bieha	29,859
Boura Department	Boura	24,574
Leo Department	Leo	50,378
Nebielianayou Department	Nebielianayou	7,733
Niabouri Department	Niabouri	19,068
Silly Department	Silly	33,350
To Department	To	47,666

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Departments of Burkina Faso

References

1. National 2006 census preliminary results
2. "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.
3. "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.
4. "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.