1. Geography

2. Demographics

3. Economy

4. Administration

5. References

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Hauts-Bassins is one of Burkina Faso's thirteen administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Bobo Dioulasso. Three provinces make up the region—Houet, Kénédougou, and Tuy.

As of 2010, the population of the region was 1,660,910 with 50.58 per cent females. The population in the region was 10.56 per cent of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 80, infant mortality rate was 67 and the mortality of children under five was 141. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 160.00 per cent. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 33.4 per cent, compared to a national average of 28.3 per cent.

Geography

Most of Burkino Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. Gold and quartz are common minerals found across the country, while manganese deposits are also common.^[3] The dry season is usually from October to May and rains are common during the wet season from June to September. The soil texture is porous and hence the yield is also poor.^[3] The average elevation is around {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} to {{convert|300|m|ft|abbr=on}} above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkino Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves.^[4] The southern regions are more tropical in nature and have Savannah and forests. The principal river is the Black Volta, that originates in the southern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness.^[5] The average rainfall in the region is around {{convert|100|cm|in|abbr=on}} compared to northern regions that receive only {{convert|25|cm|in|abbr=on}} rainfall.^[4]

Demographics

As of 2010, the population of the region was 1,660,910 with 50.58 per cent females. The population in the region was 10.56 per cent of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 80, infant mortality rate was 67 and the mortality of children under five was 141.^[6] As of 2007, among the working population, there were 55.00 per cent employees, 21.30 per cent under employed, 20.80 per cent inactive people, 23.70 per cent not working and 2.90 unemployed people in the region.^[7]

Economy

As of 2007, there were {{convert|658.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} of highways, {{convert|570.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} of regional roads and {{convert|287.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 438, first set of two-wheeler traffic was 9,891 and the total classified road network was 1,516.^[8] The total corn produced during 2015 was 498,177 tonnes, cotton was 359,349 tonnes, cowpea was 24,769 tonnes, groundnut was 26,292 tonnes, millet was 26,475 tonnes, rice was 71,259 tonnes and sorghum was 126,222 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 160.00 per cent.^[9] As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 33.4 per cent, compared to a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 80 per cent, post-primary was 35.1 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 16.2. There were 2289 boys and 2258 girls enrolled in the primary and post-secondary level. There were 143 teachers in primary & post-secondary level, while there were 2170 teachers in post-primary and post-secondary level.^[10]

Administration

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