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Kaya, Burkina Faso

Coordinates: 13°05′00″N 01°05′00″W / 13.08333°N 1.08333°W / 13.08333; -1.08333
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Kaya
Kaya is located in Burkina Faso
Kaya
Kaya
Location within Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 13°05′00″N 01°05′00″W / 13.08333°N 1.08333°W / 13.08333; -1.08333
CountryBurkina Faso
RegionCentre-Nord
ProvinceSanmatenga
Government
 • MayorBoukaré Ouedraogo
Elevation
353 m (1,158 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total121,970
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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

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

Demographics

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Kaya has a population of 121,970 (2019 census).[1]

Population growth:

Year Inhabitants
1985 (census) 29.359
1996 (census) 33.958
2006 (census) 51,778

Infrastructure

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Women in Kaya kneading millet to prepare food. 2007

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[2] 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

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  • technical college for girls
  • secondary school

Climate

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

Climate data for Kaya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32
(90)
35.3
(95.5)
37.9
(100.2)
39.1
(102.4)
37.8
(100.0)
35.1
(95.2)
32.2
(90.0)
30.8
(87.4)
32.1
(89.8)
36.1
(97.0)
35.3
(95.5)
32.5
(90.5)
34.7
(94.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7)
27.2
(81.0)
30.3
(86.5)
32.2
(90.0)
31.4
(88.5)
29
(84)
27.1
(80.8)
26.1
(79.0)
26.9
(80.4)
29.4
(84.9)
27.6
(81.7)
24.8
(76.6)
28.0
(82.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9)
19.2
(66.6)
22.7
(72.9)
25.3
(77.5)
25
(77)
23
(73)
22
(72)
21.4
(70.5)
21.8
(71.2)
22.8
(73.0)
19.9
(67.8)
17.2
(63.0)
21.4
(70.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0)
0
(0)
4
(0.2)
13
(0.5)
41
(1.6)
98
(3.9)
153
(6.0)
207
(8.1)
111
(4.4)
21
(0.8)
0
(0)
0
(0)
648
(25.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 331m[3]

Sister cities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Burkina Faso
  2. ^ Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3
  3. ^ "Climate: Kaya - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2013.