Kouritenga Province

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	183.1/km² (474.3/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

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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

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

References

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↑ 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
1 2 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.

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v t e Kouritenga Province
Capital: Koupéla
Andemtenga Department	Andemtenga Andemtenga-Peulh Boto Doundoudougou Firougou Guéfourgou Kindi Koboundoum Koénd-Zingdémissi Kombeolé Kougoure Koundi Mokomdongo Ouenga Sabrabinatenga Sabrouko Silenga Simba Somdabésma Songrétenga Tambella Mossi Tambella Peulh Tambogo Tampella Tanga Tantako
Baskouré Department	Baskouré Balgo Boumdoudoum Komsilga Lilgomde Nakaba Niago Oualogo Ounougou Sambraoghin Seguem Tossin
Dialgaye Department	Dialgaye Boulga Dagamtenga Dagamtenga Peulh Dassoui Gomtenga Issiri Yaoguin Kalmodo Kalwenga Kampoayargo Kamsaogho Kidibin Kostenga Lioulgou Lioulgou-Peulh Loanga Nabdogo Neneogo Ouarghin Passem-Noguin Songpelcé Soubga Tamissi Ténoaghin Toesse-Koulba Vongo Yélembasse Zeguedega Zeguedega Poessé
Gounghin Department	Gounghin Balgo-Zaoce Belembaoghin Belemboulghin Bilanghin Bonsin-Dagoule Boundoudoum-Zougo Dagbilin Dakonsin Dapelgo Dimistenga Donsin Douamtenga Gandeongo-Bogodin Godin Kabèga Kabèga-Peulh Kiegtougdou Koabdin Kontaga Kougdo Lezotenga Mendrin-Tountoghin Milimtenga Mossi-Balgo Nalanghin Namoukouka Niongretenga Nioughin Nondo Nougbini Ouédogo-Bokin Oueffin Pilorghin Pissi-Zaoce Sampaongo Sankouissi Sawatin Sitenga Teyogodin Wenibankin Wobzoughin Yarkanré Zaka
Kando Department	Kando Bagwokin Bissiga Bougrétenga Guirgo Hamidin Ibga Kampelsezougou Kiongo Kodé-Mendé Lelkom Mobèga Nabnongomzougo Neem Nigui Pissi Poessin Salagin Soalga Tankoemsé Tansèga Yargo
Koupéla Department	Koupéla Bassem-Poessin Bik-Baskouré Boangtenga Boangtenga-Peulh Bonnessin Dianghin Dimpaltenga Dimpaltenga-Peulh Gampougdo-Peulh Gargaoua-Peulh Gninga Gorgo Kamsaoghin Kanrin Kokemnoré Koudmi Koughin Koughin-Peulh Kouritenga Lelguem Liguidi-Malguem Nabikessem Naftenga Nayamtenga Nohoungo Pissalgo Poessin Rainghin Tarbonnessin Tibin Tini Togtenga Toulougou Ouédogo Toulougou-Kanrin Toulougou-Nakomsé Toulougou-Yarcé Wédogo-Petit Wedogo-Peulh Zaogo Zorkoum Zougo
Pouytenga Department	Pouytenga Belmin Dassambin Goghin Gorbilin Gorkassinghin Kalwartenga Konlastenga Kourit-Bil-Yargo Kourityaoghin Léamtenga Nimpougo Noessin Pelga Pouytenga-Peulh Signenoghin Zaongo Zoré
Tensobentenga Department	Tensobentenga Bogodin Dakonsin Doubguin Doure Yarcé Goguin Gonsin Kombestenga Koulwoko Naikin Naobin Nédoguin Ouamzalin Pistenga Setebtenga Silgtéogo Simpiguin Soansa Soumdi Tampialin Timtenga Tougmetenga Toutgoguin Yabré Zéologuin Zomkome
Yargo Department	Yargo Balbzinko Balgo Bissiga Bissiga-Peulh Daltenga Kamsansin Kanougou Kokossin Nabikome Kokossin Tandaga Lilyala Pissi-Sebgo Pissi-Sobgo Poétenga Sawadogo Silmaiougou-Boumdoundi Silmiougou-Peulh Silmiougou-Yarcé Tandadtenga Zanrin

12°11′N 0°26′W / 12.183°N 0.433°W / 12.183; -0.433

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Departments

Demographics

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