Kaya, Burkina Faso

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, Burkina Faso
Regional capital
Kaya, Burkina Faso
Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Coordinates: 13°05′00″N 01°05′00″W
CountryBurkina Faso
RegionCentre-Nord
ProvinceSanmatenga
Government
 • MayorBoukaré OUEDRAOGO
Elevation
353 m (1,158 ft)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Total122,949
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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

Demographics

Kaya has a population of 122,949 (2019 census).[1]

Population growth:

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

Infrastructure
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
  • technical college for girls
  • secondary school

Climate

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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

See also

References
  1. 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.
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