Andemtenga Department
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Andemtenga | |
|---|---|
 Andemtenga Department location in the province | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Province | Kouritenga Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 270.3 sq mi (700.0 km2) |
| Population (2019 census) | |
• Total | 69,428 |
| • Density | 256.9/sq mi (99.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT 0) |
Andemtenga is a department of Kouritenga Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Andemtenga. It had a total population of 49,207 in 2006. Its name is sometimes shortened to Andem in colloquial usage.[1]
In the 2012 parliamentary and municipal election, Innoncent Kontoumgomdé (also spelt Inoussa Oumdamde) of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) was elected Mayor of Andemtenga Department for a five-year term,[2] beating rival candidate Antoudiouendé Jeans Yves Kaboré of the Union for the Republic (UPR) by claiming 47 of the 55 votes spread amongst the 27 villages of the department.[3] This followed the death of mayor Nonguema Johanie Kaboré in June 2012. The ballot was held on 10 January 2013 in the courtyard of the town hall of Andemtenga,[4] and Kontoumgomdé was invested on 6 February 2013.[3]
From 2015, Ibrahim Koussé was the Prefect of Andemtenga Department.[5][6][7]