Буркина-Фасоның Шығыс аймағы

Region of Burkina Faso

Est (ɛst, "East") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001. The region's capital is Fada N'gourma. Five provinces make up the region—Gnagna, Gourma, Komondjari, Kompienga, and Tapoa. as of 2019, the population of the region was 1,941,505 with 51% females. The population in the region was 9.47% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 98, infant mortality rate was 98 and the mortality of children under five was 186. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.5%, compared with a national average of 28.3%. The coverage of cereal need compared with the total production of the region was 108%.

Most of Burkina Faso is a wide plateau formed by riverine systems and is called falaise de Banfora. There are three major rivers, the Red Volta, Black Volta and White Volta, which cuts through different valleys. The climate is generally hot, with unreliable rains across different seasons. Gold and quartz are common minerals found across the country, while manganese deposits are also common. The average elevation is around to above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkino Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves. The southern regions are more tropical in nature and have savannah and forests. The principal river is the Black Volta, that originates in the southern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness. The average rainfall in the region is around compared with northern regions that receive only rainfall. as of 2019, the population of the region was 1,941,505 with 51% females. The population in the region was 9.47% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 98, infant mortality rate was 98 and the mortality of children under five was 186. As of 2007, among the working population, there were 62.3% employees, 3.3% under employed, 32.6% inactive people, 34.4% not working and 1.8% unemployed people in the region.

As of 2007, there were of highways, of regional roads and of county roads. The first set of car traffic was 29, first set of two wheeler traffic was 2,610 and the total classified road network was 1,844. The total corn produced during 2015 was 85,485 tonnes, cotton was 53,645 tonnes, cowpea was 44,098 tonnes, ground nut was 38,078 tonnes, millet was 87,588 tonnes, rice was 34,907 tonnes and sorghum was 193,161 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared with the total production of the region was 108.00 per cent. As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.5 per cent, compared with a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 50.4 per cent, pos primary was 15.7 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 3.7. There were 424 boys and 137 girls enrolled in the primary and post secondary level. There were 43 teachers in primary & post secondary level, while there were 489 teachers in post primary and post secondary level.