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