Kouritenga
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Provincial map of its departments
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Est Region
CapitalKoupéla
Area
 • Province2,621 km2 (1,012 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Province479,930
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Urban
145,867
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Kouritenga (sometimes spelt Kourittenga)[2] is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Est Region. In 2019, the province had a population of 479,930.[3] Its capital is Koupéla.

Departments

Kouritenga is divided into 9 departments:

The Departments of Kouritenga
Department Capital Population
(Census 2006)[4]
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
Tensobentenga Department Tensobentenga 20,719
Yargo Department Yargo 14,608

Demographics

Year Population
1985 198,486[5]
2006 330,342[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre-Est Region
  2. ^ "Récapitulatif de la repartition du nombre de sièges des communes rurales". www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of regions in Burkina Faso
  4. ^ a b National 2006 census preliminary results Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (Archive link)
  5. ^ "RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION - 1985 • Structure par âge et sexe des villages du Burkina Faso DEUXIEME EDITION" (PDF). MINISTERE DU PLAN ET DE LA COOPERATION; INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE; DIRECTION DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE. 1985.

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