Kompienga Province
Province in Est Region, Burkina Faso / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kompienga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Est Region.
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Kompienga | |
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Province | |
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) |
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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]