Key facts
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Capital
- Koudougou
- Region
- 8,388 sq mi (21,726 km )
- Density
- 197.81/sq mi (76.376/km )
- Urban
- 272,200
- Time zone
- UTC+0 (GMT 0)
- Hdi 2017
- 0.428 , low · 5th
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- Area
- 21722.0
- Image
- Marché de koudougou.jpg
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- Nando (région)
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Centre-Ouest ([sɑ̃tʁ.wɛst], "West Central") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Ouest was 1,659,339 in 2019. The region's capital is Koudougou. Four provinces (Boulkiemdé, Sanguié, Sissili, and Ziro) make up the region.
As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,659,339 with 53.7% females. The population in the region was 8.09% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 61, infant mortality rate was 87 and the mortality of children under five was 142. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.8%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 135%.