Loroum is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Nord Region. Its capital is Titao.

Loroum
Province
Titao is Loroum's capital.
Titao is Loroum's capital.
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionNord Region
CapitalTitao
Area
 • Province
1,385 sq mi (3,587 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province
198,178
 • Density140/sq mi (55/km2)
 • Urban
48,241
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Education

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In 2011 the province had 192 primary schools and 12 secondary schools.[2]

Healthcare

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In 2011 the province had 20 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 52 nurses.[3]

Departments

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Loroum is divided into 4 departments:

The Departments of Loroum
Commune Capital Population
(Census 2006)[4]
Banh Department Banh 30,557
Ouindigui Department Ouindigui 28,432
Solle Department Solle 17,622
Titao Department Titao 66,379

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Nord Region
  2. ^ "La région du Nord en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "La région du Nord en chiffres" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD). 2011. p. 6.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-15.

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