Ganzourgou
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionPlateau-Central Region
CapitalZorgho
Area
  Province1,614 sq mi (4,179 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
  Province481,794
  Density300/sq mi (120/km2)
  Urban
35,398
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Ganzourgou is a province of Burkina Faso and is in Plateau-Central Region. The capital of Ganzourgou is Zorgho, which is along the road between Ouagadougou and Niamey, Niger. Other important localities in the province are Mogtédo and Méguet. The population of Ganzourgou in 2019 was 481,794.

Ganzourgou is divided into 8 departments:

The Departments of Ganzourgou
Commune Capital Population
(Census 2006)[2]
Boudry DepartmentBoudry80,948
Kogho DepartmentKogho15,790
Méguet DepartmentMéguet34,724
Mogtédo DepartmentMogtédo50,809
Salogo DepartmentSalogo21,405
Zam DepartmentZam39,582
Zorgho DepartmentZorgho46,898
Zoungou DepartmentZoungou29,674

See also

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Plateau-Central Region
  2. National 2006 census preliminary results Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine

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