Kupela ( French Koupéla ) is a city and urban community in Burkina Faso , in the East-Central region of the country. The administrative center of the province of Curiteng .
| City | |
| Font | |
|---|---|
| fr. Koupéla | |
| A country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | East Central Region |
| Provinces | Kuritenga |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 296 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 0 |
| Population | |
| Population | 23 106 people ( 2013 ) |
Geography
The city is located in the east of the central part of the country, 137 km east of Ouagadougou and 82 km west of Fada Ngurma , at an altitude of 296 m above sea level [1] . It is the center of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kupel .
Population
According to 2013 data, the population of the city was 23 106 people [2] . The population of the city commune according to the 2006 census is 58 632 people [3] . The main ethnic group is Mosi .
The dynamics of the population of the city by years:
| 1996 | 2005 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 619 | 22,226 | 19 980 | 23 106 |
Notes
- ↑ Koupela, Burkina Faso Page . Fallingrain Global Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 8, 2013. Archived February 14, 2013.
- ↑ Koupéla ( inaccessible link) . World Gazetteer. Date of treatment February 6, 2013. Archived February 14, 2013.
- ↑ Dati preliminari del censimento 2006 dal sito dell'Institut National de la Statistique e de la Démographie (Fr.) (pdf). Date of treatment February 20, 2012.