Sanmatenga Province
Sanmatenga | |
|---|---|
Province | |
 Location in Burkina Faso | |
 Provincial map of its departments | |
| Coordinates: 13°15′N 1°05′W / 13.250°N 1.083°W | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Centre-Nord Region |
| Capital | Kaya |
| Area | |
• Province | 9,290 km2 (3,590 sq mi) |
| Population (2019 census)[1] | |
• Province | 885,642 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 121,970 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
| ISO 3166 code | BF-SMT |
Sanmatenga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Nord Region.
Its capital is Kaya.
Departments
Sanmatenga is divided into 10 departments:
- Barsalogho Department
- Boussouma Department
- Dablo Department
- Kaya Department
- Korsimoro Department
- Mané Department
- Namissiguima Department
- Pensa Department
- Pibaoré Department
- Pissila Department
- Ziga Department
See also
- Departments of Burkina Faso
- Regions of Burkina Faso
- Provinces of Burkina Faso
- September 2019 Sanmatenga attacks
- 2024 Barsalogho attack
References
- ^ Citypopulation.de Population of provinces in Centre-Nord Region