Kompienga Province
Kompienga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Est Region.
Kompienga | |
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Province | |
Location in Burkina Faso | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | |
Region | Est Region |
Capital | Pama |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 75,662 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
The capital of Kompienga is Pama. The province also borders the country of Togo. The Kompienga Dam located in the province is the country's first hydro-electric dam and is responsible for much of Ouagadougou's electricity supply.[1]
Departments
Department | Capital city | Population (Census 2006)[2] |
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Kompienga Department | Kompienga | 29,609 |
Madjoari Department | Madjoari | 9,550 |
Pama Department | Pama | 36,503 |
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See also
References
- Manson, K.; Knight (2006). "IV: The East". Burkina Faso. Bradt Travel Guides, The Globe Pequot Press Inc. p. 196. ISBN 1841621544. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
- "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
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