Oubritenga
Basic data | |
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Region : | Central Plateau |
Capital : | Ziniaré |
Departments : | 7th |
High Commissioner : | |
Area : | 2778 km² |
Residents : | 283,997 (2013 estimate) |
ISO 3166-2 : | BF-OUB |
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Oubritenga is a province in the Plateau Central region in the West African state of Burkina Faso with 283,997 inhabitants (2013) on 2778 km².
It is mainly inhabited by Mossi , whose livelihood is predominantly subsistence farming . The main town is Ziniaré . According to plans, the new major airport of Ouagadougou is to be built in Loumbila . The name Oubritenga means "Land des Oubri" in Moré ; Oubri was the son of Ouédraogos , the legendary progenitor of the Mossi.
Location of the departments and communes
map | No. | Department / municipality |
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1 | Absouya | |
2 | Dapé logo | |
3 | Loumbila | |
4th | Nagréongo | |
5 | Ourgou-Manéga | |
6th | Ziniaré | |
7th | Zitenga |
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]).
Coordinates: 12 ° 35 ′ N , 1 ° 25 ′ W