Ziro Province


For the town in India, see Ziro.
Ziro is a province of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Ouest Region. It has an area of. The provincial capital is the town of Sapouy.

Education

In 2011 the province had 153 primary schools and 10 secondary schools.

Healthcare

In 2011 the province had 17 health and social promotion centers, 2 doctors and 47 nurses.

Demographics

Administrative divisions

Prior to 2004 Ziro was divided into three departments: Bougnounou, Cassou and Sapouy. After the 2004 reorganization Ziro was divided into six departments, listed with their administrative seat, and population as of 2006 census.
DepartmentCapitalPopulation
Bougnounou DepartmentBougnounou21,202
Cassou DepartmentCassou40,038
Sapouy DepartmentSapouy55,968
Gao DepartmentGao19,884
Dalo DepartmentDalo10,746
Bakata DepartmentBakata28,077