Mouhoun Province
# Mouhoun Province

Mouhoun (, "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.

## Healthcare

In 2011, the province had 27 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 7 doctors and 151 nurses.

## Demographics

Most people in the province live in rural areas; 260,295 Burkinabé live in the countryside with only 37,793 people residing in urban areas. There are 148,732 men living in Mouhoun Province and 149,356 women (2006 census).

## Departments

Mouhoun is divided into 7 departments:

