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