Pouytenga Department
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Pouytenga is a department
or commune of Kouritenga Province in eastern Burkina Faso
. Its capital lies at the town of Pouytenga
. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 59,280.
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 Kouritenga 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 Pouytenga
Pouytenga
Pouytenga is a city in the province of Kouritenga in Burkina Faso. It has a population of about 56,415...
. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 59,280.
Towns and villages
- PouytengaPouytengaPouytenga is a city in the province of Kouritenga in Burkina Faso. It has a population of about 56,415...
(45 061 inhabitants) (capital) - Belmin (715 inhabitants)
- Dassambin (462 inhabitants)
- Goghin (687 inhabitants)
- Gorbilin (329 inhabitants)
- Gorkassinghin (251 inhabitants)
- Kalwartenga (1 681 inhabitants)
- Konlastenga (605 inhabitants)
- Kourit-Bil-Yargo (1 280 inhabitants)
- Kourityaoghin (414 inhabitants)
- Léamtenga (683 inhabitants)
- Nimpougo (942 inhabitants)
- NoéssinNoéssinNoéssin is a town in the Poa Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso. It has a population of 1141.-External links:*...
(567 inhabitants) - Pelga (1 791 inhabitants)
- Pouytenga-Peulh (103 inhabitants)
- Signenoghin (806 inhabitants)
- Zaongo (272 inhabitants)
- Zoré (2 732 inhabitants)