Kouritenga Province
(Redirected from BF-KOT)
Kouritenga | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Location in Burkina Faso | |
 Provincial map of its departments | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Centre-Est Region |
| Capital | Koupéla |
| Area | |
• Province | 2,621 km2 (1,012 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Province | 479,930 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 145,867 |
| Time zone | UTC+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
[edit]Kouritenga is divided into 9 departments:
| 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
[edit]| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 198,486[5] |
| 2006 | 330,342[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre-Est Region
- ^ "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.
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of regions in Burkina Faso
- ^ a b National 2006 census preliminary results Archived 2015-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (Archive link)
- ^ "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.
12°11′N 0°26′W / 12.183°N 0.433°W
 | This Kouritenga Province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |