Zimtenga Department

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Zimtenga
Department
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Zimtenga Department location in the province
CountryFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Nord Region
Province Bam Province
Population
 (1996)
 • Total21,879
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Zimtenga, also spelt Zimtanga, [1] is a department or commune of Bam Province in Centre-Nord Region of Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Zimtenga. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 21,879. [2]

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Towns and villages

Zimtenga is a town in the Zimtenga Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Zimtenga Department and has a population of 1,036.

Bangrin is a village in the Zimtenga Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It has a population of 639.

Bargo, Burkina Faso is a village in the Zimtenga Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It has a population of 391.

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References

  1. ↑ "MEMORANDUM SUR LA DETERMINATION DU NOMBRE DE SIEGES DES CONSEILLERS MUNICIPAUX PAR VILLAGES ET PAR SECTEURS DANS LE CADRE DES ELECTIONS LOCALES DU 02 DECEMBRE 2012" (PDF). Ouagadougou. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Burkinabé government inforoute communale Archived March 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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