Kompienga Province

Kompienga
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°25′N 0°55′E / 11.417°N 0.917°E / 11.417; 0.917
Country Burkina Faso
RegionEst Region
CapitalPama
Area
 • Province
6,998 km2 (2,702 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province
117,672
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
 • Urban
13,579
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Kompienga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Est Region.

The capital of Kompienga is Pama. The province also borders the country of Togo. The Kompienga Dam located in the province is the country's first hydro-electric dam and is responsible for much of Ouagadougou's electricity supply.[2]

Departments

Lake Kompienga
The Departments of Kompienga
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2019)
Kompienga Department Kompienga 45,986
Madjoari Department Madjoari 9,974
Pama Department Pama 61,722

See also

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Est Region
  2. ^ Manson, K.; Knight (2006). "IV: The East". Burkina Faso. Bradt Travel Guides, The Globe Pequot Press Inc. p. 196. ISBN 1841621544. Retrieved June 17, 2008.


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