Pouytenga Department

Pouytenga
Department
Pouytenga Department location in the province
Country	Burkina Faso
Province	Kouritenga Province
Population (1996)
• Total	59,280
Time zone	GMT 0 (UTC+0)

Pouytenga is a department or commune of Kouritenga Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Pouytenga. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 59,280.^[1]

Towns and villages

• Pouytenga (45 061 inhabitants) (capital)
• Belmin (715 inhabitants)
• Dassambin (462 inhabitants)
• Goghin (687 inhabitants)
• Gorbilin (329 inhabitants)
• Gorkassinghin (251 inhabitants)
• Kalwartenga (1 681 inhabitants)
• Konlastenga (605 inhabitants)
• Kourit-Bil-Yargo (1 280 inhabitants)
• Kourityaoghin (414 inhabitants)
• Léamtenga (683 inhabitants)
• Nimpougo (942 inhabitants)
• Noéssin (567 inhabitants)
• Pelga (1 791 inhabitants)
• Pouytenga-Peulh (103 inhabitants)
• Signenoghin (806 inhabitants)
• Zaongo (272 inhabitants)
• Zoré (2 732 inhabitants)

References

Kouritenga Province Capital: Koupéla Andemtenga Department Baskouré Department Dialgaye Department Gounghin Department Kando Department Koupéla Department Pouytenga Department Tensobtenga Department Yargo Department