Kompienga Dam
The Kompienga Dam is a large hydro-electric dam in Kompienga Province in southeastern Burkina Faso. Constructed between 1985 and 1988, it is the country's first hydro-electric dam and is responsible for much of Ouagadougou's electricity supply.- Type: Power station
- Description: dam in Burkina Faso
- Also known as: “Centrale hydroélectrique de Kompienga”
Kompienga Dam
- Categories: dam, hydroelectric power station, industry, and building
- Location: Kompienga Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.08243° or 11° 4′ 57″ northLongitude
0.70095° or 0° 42′ 3″ eastOpen location code
7F323PJ2+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 246418073OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q6428603
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Kompienga Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “Barrage de Kompienga”
- French: “Barrage de la Kompienga”
- Indonesian: “Bendungan Kompienga”
- Italian: “diga di Kompienga”
- Japanese: “コンピエンガダム”
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