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 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 121,970 (2019 census).[1]
Population growth:
Year | Inhabitants |
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1985 (census) | 29.359 |
1996 (census) | 33.958 |
2006 (census) | 51,778 |
Infrastructure
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 | |||||||||||||
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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
- Herzogenaurach, Germany
- Châtellerault, France
- Savannah, Georgia, United States
See also
References
- ^ a b Citypopulation.de Population of the major cities in Burkina Faso
- ^ Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3
- ^ "Climate: Kaya - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 October 2013.