Soum Province

Soum is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Sahel Region.

Soum
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Sahel Region
Capital	Djibo
Area
• Province	12,205 km2 (4,712 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census)[1]
• Province	363,633
• Density	30/km2 (77/sq mi)
• Urban	61,462
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Its capital is Djibo.

Departments

Soum is divided into 9 departments:

The Departments of Soum

Department	Capital city	Population (Census 2006)[2]
Arbinda Department	Arbinda	90,735
Baraboule Department	Baraboule	30,209
Diguel Department	Diguel	9,055
Djibo Department	Djibo	60,599
Kelbo Department	Kelbo	24,446
Koutougou Department	Koutougou	18,719
Nassoumbou Department	Nassoumbou	20,222
Pobe-Mengao Department	Pobe-Mengao	23,692
Tongomayel Department	Tongomayel	70,665

See also

• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• Departments of Burkina Faso

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Sahel Region
2. National 2006 census preliminary results

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