Yargatenga Department

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Yargatenga
Yargatenga Department location in the province
Yargatenga Department location in the province
Country Burkina Faso
ProvinceKoulpélogo Province
Area
 • Total169 sq mi (438 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)
 • Total56,739
 • Density340/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Yargatenga is a department (or commune) of Koulpélogo Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Yargatenga. According to the 2019 census, the department had a total population of 56,739.

Towns and villages

  • Yargatenga (3,593 inhabitants) (capital)
  • Bama (233 inhabitants)
  • Besseme (893 inhabitants)
  • Bilemtenga (2,544 inhabitants)
  • Bou (783 inhabitants)
  • Cinkansé (9,360 inhabitants)
  • Dirihoré (1,050 inhabitants)
  • Doukbolé (734 inhabitants)
  • Hornogo (1,988 inhabitants)
  • Kampoaga (1,572 inhabitants)
  • Kiniwaga (527 inhabitants)
  • Kiongo (1,461 inhabitants)
  • Métémété (663 inhabitants)
  • Sibtenga (1,266 inhabitants)
  • Tounougou Toné (1,263 inhabitants)
  • Waongo (4,127 inhabitants)
  • Yoyo (2,449 inhabitants)
  • Zoaga (1,691 inhabitants)

References

Coordinates: 11°12′45″N 0°03′10″E / 11.21250°N 0.05278°E / 11.21250; 0.05278