Place:Sahel, Burkina Faso

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NameSahel
Alt namesSahelsource: Wikipedia
TypeRegion
Coordinates14.5°N 0.5°W
Located inBurkina Faso
Contained Places
Province
Oudalan
Soum
Séno
Yagha
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Sahel is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Dori. Four provinces make up the region—Oudalan, Séno, Soum, and Yagha.

As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,094,907 with 49.3% females. The population in the region was 5.34% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 132, infant mortality rate was 119 and the mortality of children under five was 235. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 81%. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 18%, compared to a national average of 28.3%.

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