Ouahigouya Department

Ouahigouya
Ouahigouya Department location in the province
Ouahigouya Department location in the province
Country Burkina Faso
ProvinceYatenga Province
Area
 • Department190 sq mi (492 km2)
Population
 (2019 census)[1]
 • Department199,387
 • Density1,000/sq mi (410/km2)
 • Urban
124,587
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT 0)

Ouahigouya is a department or commune of Yatenga Province in northern Burkina Faso. Its capital is the town of Ouahigouya.[2] The department is coloured pink towards the centre of the Yatenga Province map, on the map just to one's right.