Laye is a
department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
or commune of
Kourwéogo Province
Kourwéogo is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Plateau-Central Region. It has a population of 181,202 (2019 census).
Its capital is Boussé.
Departments
Kourweogo is divided into 5 departments:
See also
*Regions of Burkin ...
in central
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
. Its capital lies at the town of
Laye. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 11,915.
Burkinabé government inforoute communale
Towns and villages
* Laye (5 136 inhabitants) (capital)
* Barama (978 inhabitants)
* Boulala (981 inhabitants)
* Gantin (825 inhabitants)
* Gantogodo (998 inhabitants)
* Sapeo (785 inhabitants)
* Laye yarcé (226 inhabitants)
* Sondré (570 inhabitants)
* Wanonghin (202 inhabitants)
* Yactenga (1 214 inhabitants)
References
Departments of Burkina Faso
Kourwéogo Province
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