Yargatenga Department

Yargatenga
Department
Yargatenga Department location in the province
Country	Burkina Faso
Province	Koulpélogo Province
Area
• Total	169 sq mi (438 km2)
Population  (2019 census)
• Total	56,739
• Density	340/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT 0)

Yargatenga is a department (or commune) of Koulpélogo Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Yargatenga. According to the 2019 census, the department had a total population of 56,739.

Towns and villages

• Yargatenga (3,593 inhabitants) (capital)
• Bama (233 inhabitants)
• Besseme (893 inhabitants)
• Bilemtenga (2,544 inhabitants)
• Bou (783 inhabitants)
• Cinkansé (9,360 inhabitants)
• Dirihoré (1,050 inhabitants)
• Doukbolé (734 inhabitants)
• Hornogo (1,988 inhabitants)
• Kampoaga (1,572 inhabitants)
• Kiniwaga (527 inhabitants)
• Kiongo (1,461 inhabitants)
• Métémété (663 inhabitants)
• Sibtenga (1,266 inhabitants)
• Tounougou Toné (1,263 inhabitants)
• Waongo (4,127 inhabitants)
• Yoyo (2,449 inhabitants)
• Zoaga (1,691 inhabitants)