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Centre Region, Burkina Faso
Centre is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre was 1,523,980 in 2006 and increased by 40.2% in 5 years to 2,136,581 in 2011 (est.). It is the most populous and urbanised region in Burkina Faso; in 2006 11.1% of Burkina's population lived in Centre. The region's capital is Ouagadougou, which also serves as the national capital. Centre region consists of only one province, Kadiogo.
Sourgoubila Department
Sourgoubila is a department or commune of Kourwéogo Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Sourgoubila. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 39,226.