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 {{Kourwéogo-geo-stub