Key facts
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Capital
- Ziniaré
- Region
- 8,545 km (3,299 sq mi)
- Density
- 114.4/km (296.3/sq mi)
- Urban
- 93,734
- Time zone
- UTC+0 (GMT 0)
- Hdi 2017
- 0.416 , low · 7th
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- Area
- 8545.0
- Image
- BurkinaFaso Mosque3.jpg
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Plateau-Central ([pla.to sɑ̃.tʁal], "Central Plateau") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001 and had a population of 977,510 in 2019. The region's capital is Ziniaré. Three provinces make up the region: Ganzourgou, Kourwéogo, and Oubritenga.
As of 2019, the population of the region was 977,510 with 53.1% females. The population in the region was 4.77% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 83, infant mortality rate was 59 and the mortality of children under five was 138. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 21.1%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 111%.