Pouytenga is a
department or commune of
Kouritenga Province in eastern
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 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 ...
. Its capital is the town of
Pouytenga
Pouytenga is the capital and largest city in the Pouytenga Department of Kouritenga Province in Burkina Faso. It has a population of 96,469 (2019 census).
History
Pouytenga was founded by the Mossi chief Naaba Pouya, from whom it received ...
. According to the 2019 census the department had a total population of 118,511.
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Towns and villages
* Pouytenga
Pouytenga is the capital and largest city in the Pouytenga Department of Kouritenga Province in Burkina Faso. It has a population of 96,469 (2019 census).
History
Pouytenga was founded by the Mossi chief Naaba Pouya, from whom it received ...
(96 469 inhabitants) (capital)
* Belmin (715 inhabitants)
* Dassambin (462 inhabitants)
* Goghin (687 inhabitants)
* Gorbilin (329 inhabitants)
* Gorkassinghin (251 inhabitants)
* Kalwartenga (1 681 inhabitants)
* Konlastenga (605 inhabitants)
* Kourit-Bil-Yargo (1 280 inhabitants)
* Kourityaoghin (414 inhabitants)
* Léamtenga (683 inhabitants)
* Nimpougo (942 inhabitants)
* Noéssin (1141 inhabitants)
* Pelga (1 791 inhabitants)
* Pouytenga-Peulh (103 inhabitants)
* Signenoghin (806 inhabitants)
* Zaongo (272 inhabitants)
* Zoré (2 732 inhabitants)
References
Departments of Burkina Faso
Kouritenga Province
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