Tuy
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionHauts-Bassins Region
CapitalHoundé
Area
  Province5,633 km2 (2,175 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
  Province329,162
  Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
  Urban
87,151
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Tuy (or Tui) is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Hauts-Bassins Region. Its capital is Houndé.

Economy

Burkina Manganèse SARL currently holds a ten-year renewable mining permit to extract manganese from the Kiéré mine where it expects to commence production during October.

Departments

Tuy is divided into 6 departments:

The Departments of Tuy
Commune Capital Population
(Census 2006)[2]
Békuy DepartmentBékuy
Béréba DepartmentBéréba
Founzan DepartmentFounzan
Houndé DepartmentHoundé
Koti DepartmentKoti
Koumbia DepartmentKoumbia

See also

References

  1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Hauts-Bassins Region
  2. National 2006 census preliminary results

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