Sandbondtenga Province

Sandbondtenga
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 13°15′N1°05′W / 13.250°N 1.083°W / 13.250; -1.083
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Centre-Nord Region
Capital	Kaya
Area
• Province	9,290 km2 (3,590 sq mi)
Population  (2019 census) [1]
• Province	885,642
• Density	95.3/km2 (247/sq mi)
•  Urban	121,970
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)
ISO 3166 code	BF-SMT

Sandbondtenga (known as Sanmatenga before 2025 ^[2] ) is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Nord Region.

Its capital is Kaya.

Departments

Sandbondtenga is divided into 10 departments:

• Barsalogho Department
• Boussouma Department
• Dablo Department
• Kaya Department
• Korsimoro Department
• Mané Department
• Namissiguima Department
• Pensa Department
• Pibaoré Department
• Pissila Department
• Ziga Department

See also

• Departments of Burkina Faso
• Regions of Burkina Faso
• Provinces of Burkina Faso
• September 2019 Sanmatenga attacks
• 2024 Barsalogho attack

References

1. Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre-Nord Region
2. "Burkina Faso reorganises territory into 17 regions and 47 provinces - Daily Mail Africa". 2025-07-03. Retrieved 2025-12-18.