Kompienga Province

Kompienga
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°25′N0°55′E / 11.417°N 0.917°E / 11.417; 0.917
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Est Region
Capital	Pama
Area
• Province	6,998 km2 (2,702 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census) [1]
• Province	117,672
• Density	16.82/km2 (43.55/sq mi)
•  Urban	13,579
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Kompienga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Est Region.

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. ^[2]

Departments

Lake Kompienga

The Departments of Kompienga

Department	Capital city	Population (Census 2019)
Kompienga Department	Kompienga	45,986
Madjoari Department	Madjoari	9,974
Pama Department	Pama	61,722

See also

• West Africa

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Est Region
2. 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.