Yatenga Province

Yatenga is one of the provinces of Burkina Faso, located in the of the country. In modern Yatenga, the most prominent city is . This city served as the capital of the kingdom of Yatenga, a powerful kingdom out of the many Mossi kingdoms, but its influence decreased in the century following French colonisation.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ouahigouya.

is a large town in , near the border. It is the fourth largest city in Burkina, and as the final major city in Burkina on the route to , there is a constant flow of tourists and commercial travelers.

Yatenga Province

Latitude
13.6084° or 13° 36′ 30″ north
Longitude
-2.3934° or 2° 23′ 36″ west
Population
825,000
Elevation
321 metres (1,053 feet)
Open location code
7C5VJJ54+8J
Geo­Names ID
2353568
Wiki­data ID
Q1074521
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Yatenga Province” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: محافظة ياتنغا
  • Arabic: محافظة ياتينجا
  • Bengali: ইয়াটেঙ্গা প্রদেশ
  • Catalan: Yatenga
  • Cebuano: Province du Yatenga
  • Chinese: Yatenga Séng
  • Chinese: 亚滕加省
  • Chinese: 亞滕加省
  • Chinese: 雅滕加省
  • Danish: Yatenga
  • Dutch: Yatenga
  • Finnish: Yatenga
  • French: Yatanga
  • French: Yatenga
  • Galician: Yatenga
  • German: BF-YAT
  • German: Yatenga
  • Greek: Γιατενγκά
  • Gujarati: યતેંગા પ્રાંત
  • Hindi: यतींगा प्रांत
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Yatenga
  • Italian: provincia di Yatenga
  • Italian: Provincia di Yatenga
  • Italian: Yatenga
  • Japanese: ヤテンガ県
  • Kannada: ಯಟೆಂಗ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ
  • Korean: 야텡가현
  • Latvian: Jatengas province
  • Lithuanian: Jatengos provincija
  • Malay: Yatenga Province
  • Marathi: यतेंगा प्रांत
  • Min Nan Chinese: Yatenga Séng
  • Northern Frisian: Yatenga
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Yatenga
  • Persian: استان یاتنگا
  • Polish: Prowincja Yatenga
  • Portuguese: Yatenga
  • Romanian: Yatenga
  • Russian: Ятенга (провинция)
  • Russian: Ятенга
  • Sinhala: යටෙන්ගා පළාත
  • Slovenian: BF-YAT
  • Slovenian: Yatanga
  • Slovenian: Yatenga
  • Spanish: Provincia de Yatenga
  • Swedish: Yatenga
  • Tamil: யாதென்க மாகாணம்
  • Telugu: యెటెంగా ప్రావిన్స్
  • Telugu: యెటెంగా రాష్ట్రభాగం
  • Thai: จังหวัดยาเทนก้า
  • Turkish: Yatenga Province
  • Ukrainian: Ятенга
  • Urdu: یاتئنگا صوبہ
  • Vietnamese: Yatenga
  • Waray (Philippines): Yatenga

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Notable Places Nearby

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