Balé Province
{{for|the former province|Bale Province, Ethiopia}}
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Balé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Boucle du Mouhoun Region with Boromo as capital. Its area is {{convert|4,596|km2|abbr=on}}, and had a population of 297,367 in 2019. The province is known for its Deux Balé Forest, populated by savannah elephant herds. Boromo, the provincial capital, is located on the main road from Ouagadougou to Bobo-Dioulasso.
In June 2007, the Canadian mining company, Semafo, open the third gold mine in the country in Mana in the province, with an investment of about $116 million.
History
On November 15, 2008 a bus accident killed 69 people at Boromo.{{cite book|last1=Rupley|first1=Lawrence|last2=Bangali|first2=Lamissa|last3=Diamitani|first3=Boureima|title=Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HnRbA-pYcegC&pg=PR72|year=2013|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-8108-6770-3|page=72}} When a passenger bus transporting workers to Côte d'Ivoire collided with a commercial truck. Both vehicles burst into flames.{{cite book|title=Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac 2010|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kd2bAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA33|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.|isbn=978-1-61535-329-3|page=33}}
Geography
The province is known for its Deux Balé Forest, populated by savannah elephant herds.{{cite web|url=https://elephantconservation.org/downloads/pdf/Marchais2011BurkinaFasoFinalReport.pdf|title=Program "My Elephant Neighbor" Final Report – June 2011|publisher=Elephantconservation.org|access-date=16 October 2016}} Boromo, the provincial capital, is located on the main road from Ouagadougou to Bobo-Dioulasso,[https://www.google.com/maps?ll=11.75,-2.933333&q=11.75,-2.933333&hl=en&t=h&z=12 Google Maps]. Retrieved 16 October 2016. and serves as a gateway to the park.{{cite book|last=Ham|first=Anthony|title=West Africa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1HapewBo3c0C&pg=PA147|year=2009|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-821-6|page=147}}
Demographics
Departments
Bale is divided into 10 departments:
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! Capital city | ||
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| Bagassi Department | Bagassi | 33,130 |
| Bana Department | Bana | 12,999 |
| Boromo Department | Boromo | 30,305 |
| Fara Department | Fara | 37,194 |
| Oury Department | Oury | 26,892 |
| Pâ Department | Pa | 19,675 |
| Pompoi Department | Pompoi | 11,060 |
| Poura Department | Poura | 12,075 |
| Siby Department | Siby | 14,143 |
| Yaho Department | Yaho | 16,424 |
Economy and services
In June 2007, the Canadian mining company, Semafo, open the third gold mine in the country in Mana, with an investment of about $116 million.{{cite book|title=West Africa Development and Business Opportunities Handbook Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iad5DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA74|date=7 February 2007|publisher=IBP, Inc.|isbn=978-1-4330-5912-4|page=74}} There is a hydroelectric station at Boromo, operated by the Société Nationale d'électricité du Burkina Faso (SONABEL) with 1,269 MWh.{{cite book|last1=Obuobie|first1=Marloes Mul, Emmanuel|last2=Appoh|first2=Richard|last3=Yeboah|first3=Kwabena Kankam-|title=Water Resources Assessment of the Volta River Basin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jH19CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA39|date=1 February 2015|publisher=IWMI|isbn=978-92-9090-829-6|page=39}}{{cite web|url=http://carma.org/plant/detail/62032|title=Boromo|publisher=CARMA|access-date=16 October 2016}}
In 2011 the province had 164 primary schools and 22 secondary schools.{{Cite web|title=La région du Boucle du Mouhoun en chiffres |year=2011 |publisher=Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD) |page=6 |url=http://www.insd.bf/fr/IMG/pdf/Boucle_Mouhoun_2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113145327/http://www.insd.bf/fr/IMG/pdf/Boucle_Mouhoun_2011.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}
In 2011 the province had 31 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 4 doctors and 115 nurses.
See also
References
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