Centre-Nord Region

Centre-Nord
Region
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 13°15′N 1°0′W / 13.250°N 1.000°W / 13.250; -1.000
Country	Burkina Faso
Capital	Kaya
Area
• Region	7,656 sq mi (19,829 km2)
Population  (2019 census)[1]
• Region	1,872,126
• Density	240/sq mi (94/km2)
• Urban	200,787
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)
HDI (2017)	0.383[2] low · 10th

Centre-Nord ([sɑ̃tʁ.nɔʁ], "North Central") is one of thirteen administrative regions of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in Africa. The population of Centre-Nord in 2019 was 1,872,126.^[1] The region's capital is Kaya. Three provinces—Bam, Namentenga, and Sanmatenga, make up the region.

As of 2019^[update], the population of the region was 1,872,126 with 52.6% females. The population in the region was 9.13% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 55, infant mortality rate was 64 and the mortality of children under five was 116. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 16.6%, compared to a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 70.00%.