Sanmatenga
Encyclopedia
Sanmatenga is one of the 45 provinces
of Burkina Faso
, located in its Centre-Nord Region
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Its capital is Kaya
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Sanmatenga is divided into 10 departments:
See also:
Provinces of Burkina Faso
The regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces.List of Burkinabé provinces :Balé Bam Banwa Bazèga Bougouriba Boulgou...
of 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...
, located in its Centre-Nord Region
Centre-Nord Region
Centre-Nord is one of thirteen administrative regions of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in Africa. The population of Centre-Nord in 2006 was 1,203,073. The region's capital is Kaya. Three provinces - Bam, Namentenga, and Sanmatenga, make up the region....
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Its capital is Kaya
Kaya, Burkina Faso
Kaya is the eighth largest city in Burkina Faso, lying north east of Ouagadougou, to which it is connected by railway. It is a centre for weaving and tanning....
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Sanmatenga is divided into 10 departments:
- Barsalogho
- BoussoumaBoussoumaBoussouma is a town in the Sabce Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It has a population of 1208.-External links:*...
- Dablo
- KayaKaya, Burkina FasoKaya is the eighth largest city in Burkina Faso, lying north east of Ouagadougou, to which it is connected by railway. It is a centre for weaving and tanning....
- KorsimoroKorsimoro DepartmentKorsimoro is a department or commune of Sanmatenga Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Korsimoro.-References:...
- Mane
- Namissiguima
- PensaPensa, Burkina FasoPensa is a town in Bam Province, Burkina Faso....
- Pibaore
- PissilaPissilaPissila is a city of about 41,538 in the province of Sanmatenga in Burkina Faso....
- ZigaZigaZiga is a town in the Sanaba Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso. As of 2005 it had a population of 6,653. -References:...
See also:
- Regions of Burkina FasoRegions of Burkina Faso||Burkina Faso is divided into 13 administrative regions:List of Burkinabé regions :* Boucle du Mouhoun * Cascades * Centre * Centre-Est * Centre-Nord...
- Provinces of Burkina FasoProvinces of Burkina FasoThe regions of Burkina Faso are divided into 45 administrative provinces.List of Burkinabé provinces :Balé Bam Banwa Bazèga Bougouriba Boulgou...
- Departments of Burkina FasoDepartments of Burkina FasoThe 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...