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Kaya, Burkina Faso

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Country
  
Burkina Faso

Elevation
  
353 m (1,158 ft)

Population
  
54,365 (2006)

Local time
  
Saturday 10:02 AM

Region
  
Centre-Nord

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Province
  
Sanmatenga Province

Number of airports
  
1

Kaya, Burkina Faso

Weather
  
33°C, Wind E at 21 km/h, 8% Humidity

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Kaya is the seventh largest city in Burkina Faso, lying northeast of Ouagadougou, to which it is connected by railway. It is a centre for weaving and tanning.

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Map of Kaya, Burkina Faso

Kaya is the capital of the province Sanmatenga. It is 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

Demographics

Kaya had 66,851 inhabitants (2012).

Population growth:

Infrastructure

Kaya Airport is a public airport in Kaya. As of 2014 it did not have any scheduled commercial flights.

In 1988 Kaya was connected by railway to Ouagadougou but, as of 2014, there were no passenger services available.

Kaya is a road junction for the N3 and N15 national highways that link the city with Dori, Ouagadougou and Pouytenga, Boulsa, Kongoussi and Ouahigouya, respectively.

Education

  • technical college for girls
  • secondary school
  • Climate

    Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh).

    Sister cities

  • Herzogenaurach, Germany
  • Chatellerault, France
  • Savannah, Georgia, United States
  • References

    Kaya, Burkina Faso Wikipedia