| Banwa | |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Image Map1: | Banwa departments.png |
| Mapsize1: | 300px |
| Map Caption1: | Provincial map of its departments |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Burkina Faso |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Boucle du Mouhoun |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Solenzo |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 5888 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 345749 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 24783 |
| Timezone: | GMT 0 |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
Banwa is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Banwa is Solenzo. In 2019 it had a population of 345,749.
In 2011 the province had 170 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.[2]
In 2011 the province had 23 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 3 doctors and 87 nurses.[3]
It is a rural province with 320,963 of its residents living in the countryside; only 24,786 live in urban areas. There are 169,195 men living in Banwa Province and 176,554 women.[1]
Banwa is divided into 6 departments:
| + The Departments of Banwa | ||
| Departments | Capitals | Population (Census 2019) |
|---|---|---|
| Balavé Department | 24,103 | |
| Kouka Department | 73,747 | |
| 13,596 | ||
| Sanaba Department | 38,037 | |
| Solenzo Department | 158,763 | |
| Tansila Department | 38,743 | |