Mouhoun Province
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Mouhoun ({{IPA|fr|mu.un|}}, "Black Volta") is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. The capital of Mouhoun is Dédougou.
Education
In 2011, the province had 210 primary schools and 34 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|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113145327/http://www.insd.bf/fr/IMG/pdf/Boucle_Mouhoun_2011.pdf|archivedate=2012-11-13}}
Healthcare
In 2011, the province had 27 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 7 doctors and 151 nurses.{{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|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113145327/http://www.insd.bf/fr/IMG/pdf/Boucle_Mouhoun_2011.pdf|archivedate=2012-11-13}}
Demographics
Departments
Mouhoun is divided into 7 departments:
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| Bondokuy Department | Bondokuy | 51,174 |
| Dédougou Department | Dédougou | 86,324 |
| Douroula Department | Douroula | 12,806 |
| Kona Department | Kona | 19,585 |
| Ouarkoye Department | Ouarkoye | 38,938 |
| Safané Department | Safané | 49,383 |
| Tchériba Department | Tchériba | 39,778 |
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See also
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References
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