Kouritenga Province

Kouritenga
Province

Location in Burkina Faso

Provincial map of its departments
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Est Region
Capital Koupéla
Population (2006)
 • Total 330,342
Time zone GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Kouritenga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Est Region. In 2006 the Province had a population of 330,342.[1] Its capital is Koupéla.

Departments

Kouritenga is divided into 9 departments:

 The Departments of Kouritenga
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[1]
Andemtenga Department Andemtenga 51,044
Baskouré Department Baskouré 12,792
Dialgaye Department Dialgaye 37,778
Gounghin Department Gounghin 35,172
Kando Department Kando 28,380
Koupéla Department Koupéla 57,632
Pouytenga Department Pouytenga 72,217
Tensobtenga Department Tensobtenga 20,719
Yargo Department Yargo 14,608

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National 2006 census preliminary results

Coordinates: 12°11′N 0°26′W / 12.183°N 0.433°W / 12.183; -0.433

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