Centre-Est Region

Centre-Est
Region
A village in the region
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 11°30′N 0°15′W / 11.500°N 0.250°W / 11.500; -0.250
Country	Burkina Faso
Capital	Tenkodogo
Area
• Region	14,656 km2 (5,659 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census)[1]
• Region	1,578,075
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
• Urban	292,856
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)
HDI (2017)	0.418[2] low · 6th

Centre-Est ([sɑ̃tʁ.ɛst], "East Central") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre-Est was 1,578,075 in 2019.^[1] The region's capital is Tenkodogo. Three provinces (Boulgou, Koulpélogo, and Kouritenga) make up the region.

As of 2019^[update], the population of the region was 1,578,075 with 53.5% females. The population in the region was 7.7% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 39, infant mortality rate was 56 and the mortality of children under five was 93. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 16.6%, compared with a national average of 28.3%.