Kaya is the fifth 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 located from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
Demographics Kaya has a population of 121,970 (2019 census).
Population growth: Year Inhabitants 1985 (census) 29.359 1996 (census) 33.958 2006 (census) 51,778
Infrastructure
Kaya Airport 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 OuagadougouHistorical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. 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 Technical college for girls Secondary school
Climate Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh).
Sister cities Herzogenaurach, Germany Châtellerault, France Savannah, Georgia, United States
See also List of cities in Burkina Faso
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