Kouritenga
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| Region : | Center-Est |
| Capital : | Koupéla |
| Departments : | 9 |
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| Area : | 2621 km² |
| Residents : | 402,569 (2013 estimate) |
| ISO 3166-2 : | BF-KOT |
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Kouritenga is a province in the Center-Est region in the West African state of Burkina Faso with 402,569 inhabitants on 2621 km².
It consists of the departments of Andemtenga, Baskoure, Dialgaye, Gounghin, Kando, Koupéla, Pouytenga, Tensobentenga and Yargo. The highway from Ouagadougou to Niger runs through Kouritenga . The capital is Koupéla .
Location of the departments / municipalities
| map | No. | Department / municipality |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andemtenga | |
| 2 | Baskouré | |
| 3 | Dialgaye | |
| 4th | Gounghin | |
| 5 | Kando | |
| 6th | Koupéla | |
| 7th | Pouytenga | |
| 8th | Tensobentenga | |
| 9 | Yargo |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Institut national de la statistique et de la demographie [INSD] (ed.): Annuaire statistique 2013 . December 2014, Tableau 01.01: List des communes par région et par province en 2013 , Tableau 02.17: Population et densité par région et province , Tableau 02.20: Population du Burkina Faso par province de 2001 à 2013 en milieu d'année , p. 5–6, 22–23, 32–35 (French, insd.bf [PDF; 3.2 MB ; accessed on February 27, 2015]).