Béguédo is a small
department or commune of
Boulgou Province
Boulgou is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Est Region. The capital of Boulgou is Tenkodogo. The population of Boulgou in 2019 was 737,843. Demographics
As of 2019, 54.2% of the population is female and 45.8% is male. 46. ...
in eastern
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
. Its capital lies at the town of
Béguédo. According to the 2019 census the department has a total population of 28,094.
Towns and villages
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Béguédo (14 692 inhabitants) (capital)
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Beguedo Peulh
Beguedo Peulh is a village in the Béguédo Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, T ...
(675 inhabitants)
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Diarra
Diarra is a French translation of the clan name Jara used in West Africa, as a hangover from the French colonial empire in that region. It originates from the Bambara language word ''jara'', meaning lion, synonymous with waraba. The Kingdom of D ...
(395 inhabitants)
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Fingla (2 118 inhabitants)
Health
The department has an isolated dispensary in
Fingla and a single health and social promotion center (CSPS) in
Béguédo while the medical center with surgical antenna (CMA) is in
Garango and the regional hospital center (CHR) is in
Tenkodogo
Tenkodogo is a town in southeastern Burkina Faso. It serves as the capital city of Boulgou Province and the Centre-Est Region of Burkina Faso with a population of 61,936 (2019). Tenkodogo was also the capital of the historic Tenkodogo Mossi Kingdo ...
.
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Health map 2010
Ministry of Health, , consulted on February 26, 2020.
References
Departments of Burkina Faso
Boulgou Province
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