Ouahigouya
Department
Ouahigouya Department location in the province
Country	Burkina Faso
Province	Yatenga Province
Area
• Department	190 sq mi (492 km²)
Population (2019 census)^[1]
• Department	199,387
• Density	1,000/sq mi (410/km²)
• Urban	124,587
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Ouahigouya is a department or commune of Yatenga Province in northern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Ouahigouya.^[2] The department is coloured pink towards the centre of the Yatenga Province map, on the map just to one's right.

Towns and villages

The department of Ouahigouya is composed of the capital of same name, and another 37 villages: Aorema, Bapore, Bassaouassa, Bembela, Bissigaye, Bogoya, Bolongo, Bouri, Cissin, Ippo, Issigui, Komsila, Kouri, Lilligome, Mopeleguin, Mouni, Ouattinoma, Ouedrancin, Passogo, Pirgo, Poedogo, Rallo, Ramesse, Rikou, Risci, Roba, Sambtinga, Saye, Sissamba, Sodin, Somiaga, Soubo, Toessin, Yabonsgo, Youba, Zamioro e Zimba.

References

^ citypopulation.de
^ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Yatenga Province
Capital: Ouahigouya
Barga Department Kaïn Department Kalsaka Department Kossouka Department Koumbri Department Namissiguima Department Ouahigouya Department Oula Department Rambo Department Séguénéga Department Tangaye Department Thiou Department Zogoré Department

13°34′01″N 2°25′01″W / 13.5670°N 2.4170°W / 13.5670; -2.4170