Kadiogo is a province of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre Region. Its area is of 2,805 km2, containing six departments and a population of 3,032,668 (2019).[1] Its capital is also the state capital, Ouagadougou. It features the central plateau of the country. It is highly urbanized and is both the most populated and the most densely populated province.
Kadiogo | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Location in Burkina Faso | |
 Provincial map of its departments | |
| Coordinates: 12°20′N 1°30′W / 12.333°N 1.500°W | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Centre Region |
| Capital | Ouagadougou |
| Area | |
• Province | 2,805 km2 (1,083 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 est.)[1] | |
• Province | 3,623,784 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,453,496 |
| Time zone | UTC 0 (GMT 0) |
Departments
editKadiogo is divided into seven departments:
| Department | Capital city | Area in km2[2] | Population (Census 2006)[3] |
Population (Census 2019)[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouagadougou Department | Ouagadougou | 519.8 | 1,475,223 | 2,453,496 |
| Komki-Ipala Department | Komki-Ipala | 221.1 | 20,562 | 22,556 |
| Komsilga Department | Komsilga | 317.5 | 53,108 | 101,193 |
| Koubri Department | Koubri | 637.8 | 43,928 | 60,802 |
| Pabré Department | Pabré | 408.4 | 27,896 | 40,713 |
| Saaba Department | Saaba | 447.9 | 50,885 | 285,081 |
| Tanghin-Dassouri Department | Tanghin-Dassouri | 316.5 | 55,172 | 68,827 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre Region
- ^ "City Population - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts for Cities, Agglomerations and Administrative Divisions of all Countries of the World". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "National 2006 census preliminary results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
- ^ provisional figures from www.citypopulation.de
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