Kaya, Burkina Faso


Kaya is the seventh-largest city in Burkina Faso, lying northeast of Ouagadougou, to which it is connected by railway. It is a centre for weaving and tanning.
Kaya is the capital of Sanmatenga Province. It is from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

Demographics

Kaya had 66,851 inhabitants.
Population growth:
YearInhabitants
1985 29.359
1996 33.958
2006 51,778

Infrastructure

is a public airport in Kaya. As of 2014 it did not have any scheduled commercial flights.
In 1988 Kaya was connected by railway to Ouagadougou but, as of 2014, there were no passenger services available.
Kaya is a road junction for the N3 and N15 national highways that link the city with Dori, Ouagadougou and Pouytenga, Boulsa, Kongoussi and Ouahigouya, respectively.

Education

classifies its climate as hot semi-arid.

Sister cities