Kaya, Burkina Faso
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Kaya is the eighth largest city in 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...

, lying north east of Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 1,475,223 . The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais...

, to which it is connected by railway. It is a centre for weaving
Weaving
Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The other methods are knitting, lace making and felting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling...

 and tanning
Tanning
Tanning is the making of leather from the skins of animals which does not easily decompose. Traditionally, tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound from which the tanning process draws its name . Coloring may occur during tanning...

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Kaya is also the capital of the province Sanmatenga
Sanmatenga
Sanmatenga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Centre-Nord Region.Its capital is Kaya.Sanmatenga is divided into 10 departments:*Barsalogho*Boussouma*Dablo*Kaya*Korsimoro*Mane*Namissiguima*Pensa*Pibaore*Pissila*Ziga...

 and is lying 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) north-east of Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 1,475,223 . The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais...

, the capital of 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...

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Demographics

Kaya had 39,130 inhabitants (2005).

Population growth:
Year Inhabitants
1985 (census) 29.359
1996 (census) 33.958
2005 (calculation) 39.130

Infrastructure

  • airport (international id: XKY)
    • length of runway: 500 m
    • height above sealevel: 320 m
  • Kaya is connected by railway to Ouagadougou
    Ouagadougou
    Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 1,475,223 . The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais...

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