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
  Province6,998 km2 (2,702 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
  Province117,672
  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

The Departments of Kompienga
Department Capital city Population
(Census 2006)[3]
Kompienga DepartmentKompienga29,609
Madjoari DepartmentMadjoari9,550
Pama DepartmentPama36,503

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.
  3. "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.


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