Dourtenga
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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.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Dourtenga Department
Dourtenga Department
Dourtenga is a department or commune of Koulpélogo Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Dourtenga. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 8,693.-Towns and villages:...
of Balé Province
Bale Province
Bale Province may refer to:* Balé Province, Burkina Faso* Bale Province, Ethiopia...
in southern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. It is the capital of the Dourtenga Department and the town has a total population of 3,276.