Andemtenga 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, ...
of
Kouritenga Province
Kouritenga (sometimes spelt Kourittenga) 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. in eastern
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
Andemtenga. It had a total population of 49,207 in 2006. Its name is sometimes shortened to ''Andem'' in colloquial usage.
In the
2012 parliamentary and municipal election, Innoncent Kontoumgomdé (also spelt Inoussa Oumdamde) of the
Congress for Democracy and Progress
The Congress for Democracy and Progress (french: Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, ''CDP'') was the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in 2014.
History
The party was founded in February 199 ...
(CDP) was elected Mayor of Andemtenga Department for a five-year term, beating rival candidate Antoudiouendé Jeans Yves Kaboré of the
Union for the Republic (UPR) by claiming 47 of the 55 votes spread amongst the 27 villages of the department.
This followed the death of mayor Nonguema Johanie Kaboré in June 2012. The ballot was held on 10 January 2013 in the courtyard of the town hall of Andemtenga, and Kontoumgomdé was invested on 6 February 2013.
From 2015, Ibrahim Koussé was the Prefect of Andemtenga Department.
Towns and villages
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Andemtenga (2,120 inhabitants) (capital)
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Andemtenga-Peulh (810 inhabitants)
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Boto
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Classificatio ...
(1,308 inhabitants)
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Doundoudougou (4,535 inhabitants)
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Firougou (1,429 inhabitants)
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Guéfourgou (3,450 inhabitants)
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Kindi Kindi may refer to:
*Al-Kindi (surname)
*Kindi Department, department of Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
**Kindi, Kindi, its capital
*Kindi, Andemtenga, a town in Andemtenga Department, Burkina Faso
*Kindi (Tanzanian ward), Moshi Rural district, Kilimanj ...
(1,633 inhabitants)
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Koboundoum (2,306 inhabitants)
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Koénd-Zingdémissi (385 inhabitants)
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Kombeolé (1,264 inhabitants)
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Kougoure (1,767 inhabitants)
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Koulkienga (1,007 inhabitants)
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Koundi (1,379 inhabitants)
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Mokomdongo (1,279 inhabitants)
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Ouenga (5,241 inhabitants)
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Sabrabinatenga (2,034 inhabitants)
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Sabrouko (288 inhabitants)
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Silenga (1,365 inhabitants)
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Simba
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(3,914 inhabitants)
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Somdabésma (322 inhabitants)
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Songrétenga (1,832 inhabitants)
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Tambella Mossi (1,929 inhabitants)
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Tambella Peulh (186 inhabitants)
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Tambogo (2,403 inhabitants)
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Tampella
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(1,491 inhabitants)
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Tanga Tanga may refer to:
Places Burkina Faso
* , a town in eastern Burkina Faso
* Tanga, Sidéradougou, a village in western Burkina Faso
* Tanga-Pela, a village in northern-central Burkina Faso
Other places
* Tanga, Tanzania, a city and port on th ...
(1,781 inhabitants)
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Tantako (1,749 inhabitants)
Demographics
References
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Departments of Burkina Faso
Kouritenga Province