Dourtenga Explained

Official Name:Dourtenga
Pushpin Map:Burkina Faso
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burkina Faso
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Koulpélogo Province
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Dourtenga Department
Population As Of:1996
Population Total:3,276
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:11.7167°N 0°W

Dourtenga is a small town in the Dourtenga Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Dourtenga Department and the town has a total population of 3,276.[1]

Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh) and closely borders with tropical wet and dry (Aw).

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/bm.htm Burkinabé government inforoute communale