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.
- Power station
- …is also known as “Centrale hydroélectrique de Kompienga”
- Description: dam in Burkina Faso
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Latitude
11.08243° or 11° 4′ 57″ north
Longitude
0.70095° or 0° 42′ 3″ east
Open location code
7F323PJ2+X9
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OpenStreetMap feature
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landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From French to Somali—“Kompienga Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “Barrage de Kompienga”
- French: “Barrage de la Kompienga”
- Hausa: “Dam din Kompienga”
- Indonesian: “Bendungan Kompienga”
- Italian: “diga di Kompienga”
- Japanese: “コンピエンガダム”
- Somali: “Biyo xireenka Kompienga”
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Highlights include Campement de Thialy and Poste de Kpékankandi.
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Burkina Faso: Highlights
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