Dourtenga Department
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Dourtenga is a department
Departments of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 301 departments or communes. The departments are listed below, by province:-Balé:* Bagassi Department* Bana Department* Boromo Department* Fara Department* Oury Department* Pâ Department...

 or commune of Koulpélogo Province in eastern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

. Its capital lies at the town of Dourtenga
Dourtenga
Dourtenga is a small town in the Dourtenga Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Dourtenga Department and the town has a total population of 3,276.-External links:*...

. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 8,693.

Towns and villages

  • Dourtenga
    Dourtenga
    Dourtenga is a small town in the Dourtenga Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Dourtenga Department and the town has a total population of 3,276.-External links:*...

    (3 276 inhabitants) (capital)
  • Gogo (578 inhabitants)
  • Gorin
    Gorin
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     (406 inhabitants)
  • Kangretenga (617 inhabitants)
  • Kanle (267 inhabitants)
  • Katoulbere (831 inhabitants)
  • Niondin (473 inhabitants)
  • Sougoudin (1 039 inhabitants)
  • Tangoko (505 inhabitants)
  • Yambili (316 inhabitants)
  • Youmtenga (66 inhabitants)
  • Zergoama (319 inhabitants)


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