Kompienga Province

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

Kompienga
Province
Location in Burkina Faso
Provincial map of its departments
Coordinates: 11°25′N 0°55′E
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	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
• Urban	13,579
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.^[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.