Pouytenga
Sign in to savePouytenga is the capital and largest city in the Pouytenga Department of Kouritenga Province in Burkina Faso. It has a population of 96,469 (2019 census).
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Located in
- Pouytenga
- Population
- 12445
- Elevation
- 313
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Neighbourhoods of the city
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Cereal crops
- Cash crops
- Market gardening
- Breeding
- Trade
- Market
- References
Pouytenga is the capital and largest city in the Pouytenga Department of Kouritenga Province in Burkina Faso. It has a population of 96,469 (2019 census).
== History == Pouytenga was founded by the Mossi chief Naaba Pouya, from whom it received its name. The name means "land of sharing" or "land of hospitality" in the Mòoré language.
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