| Koulnatenga | |
|---|---|
  Koulnatenga Location in Burkina Faso | |
| Coordinates: 12°12′N1°59′W / 12.200°N 1.983°W Coordinates: 12°12′N1°59′W / 12.200°N 1.983°W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Centre-Ouest Region |
| Province | Boulkiemdé Province |
| Department | Kokologho Department |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 674 |
| Time zone | GMT 0 (UTC+0) |
Koulnatenga is a village in the Kokologho Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso. It has a population of 674. [1]
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
Boulkiemdé is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Ouest Region. The capital of Boulkiemdé is Koudougou. The population of Boulkiemdé was 498,008 in 2006 and 567,680 in 2011.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. The July 2018 population estimate by the United Nations was 19,751,651. Burkina Faso is a francophone country, with French as the official language of government and business. Roughly 40% of the population speaks the Mossi language. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabé. Its capital is Ouagadougou.
