Gounghin Department Explained

Gounghin
Settlement Type:	Department
Mapsize:	350px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Kouritenga Province
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population Total:	35,257
Population As Of:	2006
Timezone:	GMT 0
Utc Offset:	+0

Gounghin is a department of Kouritenga Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Gounghin. According to the 2006 census the department has a total population of 35,257.

Towns and villages

• Gounghin (921 inhabitants) (capital)
• Balgo-Zaoce (1,164 inhabitants)
• Belembaoghin (522 inhabitants)
• Belemboulghin (1,350 inhabitants)
• Bilanghin (643 inhabitants)
• Bonsin-Dagoule (2,133 inhabitants)
• Boundoudoum-Zougo (650 inhabitants)
• Dagbilin (586 inhabitants)
• Dakonsin (696 inhabitants)
• Dapelgo (840 inhabitants)
• Dimistenga (1,529 inhabitants)
• Donsin (492 inhabitants)
• Douamtenga (765 inhabitants)
• Gandeongo-Bogodin (1,219 inhabitants)
• Godin (291 inhabitants)
• Kabèga (1,032 inhabitants)
• Kabèga-Peulh (115 inhabitants)
• Kiegtougdou (280 inhabitants)
• Koabdin (802 inhabitants)
• Kontaga (500 inhabitants)
• Kougdo (890 inhabitants)
• Lezotenga (1,993 inhabitants)
• Mendrin-Tountoghin (240 inhabitants)
• Milimtenga (222 inhabitants)
• Mossi-Balgo (250 inhabitants)
• Nalanghin (418 inhabitants)
• Namoukouka (810 inhabitants)
• Niongretenga (1,104 inhabitants)
• Nioughin (987 inhabitants)
• Nondo (394 inhabitants)
• Nougbini (247 inhabitants)
• Ouédogo-Bokin (1,407 inhabitants)
• Oueffin (818 inhabitants)
• Pilorghin (959 inhabitants)
• Pissi-Zaoce (1,791 inhabitants)
• Sampaongo (1,637 inhabitants)
• Sankouissi (245 inhabitants)
• Sitenga (467 inhabitants)
• Teyogodin (1,662 inhabitants)
• Wenibankin (553 inhabitants)
• Wobzoughin (399 inhabitants)
• Yarkanré (770 inhabitants)
• Zaka (464 inhabitants)

Demographics

Year	Population
1985	29,475^[1]
1996	34,850^[2]
2006	35,257^[3] ^[4]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION - 1985 • Structure par âge et sexe des villages du Burkina Faso DEUXIEME EDITION. 1985. MINISTERE DU PLAN ET DE LA COOPERATION; INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE; DIRECTION DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE.
2. Web site: Wikiwix's cache. archive.wikiwix.com. 2017-03-10. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224100930/http://www.matd.gov.bf/INFOROUTES/list_vill/D_CENTREEST.htm. 2013-12-24.
3. Web site: Résultats de l'Inventaire National des Ouvrages d'Approvisionnement .... 11 March 2017. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170312045859/http://www.eauburkina.org/INO/R%C3%A9sultats%20INO_2014_Mars%202015.xls. dead.
4. Web site: MEMORANDUM SUR LA DETERMINATION DU NOMBRE DE SIEGES DES CONSEILLERS MUNICIPAUX PAR VILLAGES ET PAR SECTEURS DANS LE CADRE DES ELECTIONS LOCALES DU 02 DECEMBRE 2012. 11 September 2012. Ouagadougou. 10 March 2017.