Kaya, Burkina Faso
# Kaya, Burkina Faso

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 100 kilometres (62 mi) 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 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

* technical college for girls
* secondary school

## Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh).

Climate data for Kaya :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32 (90) | 35.3 (95.5) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.1 (102.4) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.1 (95.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.1 (89.8) | 36.1 (97.0) | 35.3 (95.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 34.7 (94.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.3 (75.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 30.3 (86.5) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 29 (84) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 27.6 (81.7) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.0 (82.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.2 (66.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 25 (77) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 19.9 (67.8) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.4 (70.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.2) | 13 (0.5) | 41 (1.6) | 98 (3.9) | 153 (6.0) | 207 (8.1) | 111 (4.4) | 21 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 648 (25.5) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 331m ||||||||||||||

## Sister cities

* Herzogenaurach, Germany
* Châtellerault, France
* Savannah, Georgia, United States
