Kaya | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Burkina Faso |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Burkina Faso |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Centre-Nord |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Sanmatenga |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Boukaré Ouedraogo |
Elevation M: | 353 |
Population As Of: | 2019 census |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 121970 |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 13.0833°N -1.0833°W |
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 from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
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 |
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.
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh).