title: Mouhoun Province
text: # Mouhoun Province
  
  Mouhoun (, "Black Volta") is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. The capital of Mouhoun is Dédougou.
  
  ## Education
  
  In 2011, the province had 210 primary schools and 34 secondary schools.
  
  ## Healthcare
  
  In 2011, the province had 27 health and social promotion centers (Centres de santé et de promotion sociale), 7 doctors and 151 nurses.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Most people in the province live in rural areas; 260,295 Burkinabé live in the countryside with only 37,793 people residing in urban areas. There are 148,732 men living in Mouhoun Province and 149,356 women (2006 census).
  
  ## Departments
  
  Mouhoun is divided into 7 departments:
  
  