Watenga
in Province du Kourwéogo of Plateau-Central Region, Burkina Faso

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
12.648 and -1.630 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 12° 38' 53" and W -1° 37' 49"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - XOF
Spoken languages:
French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:59 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:41 am and 6:24 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.503 and 177.139 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Marama
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Burkina Faso in Western Africa

Safety Score: 4,1 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Burkina Faso.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Burkina Faso. Last Update: 2024-05-13 08:03:22

Explore Watenga

Watenga in Province du Kourwéogo (Plateau-Central Region) is located in Burkina Faso about 21 mi (or 33 km) north of Ouagadougou, the country's capital.

Local time in Watenga is now 02:59 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Ouagadougou with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Watenga. The closest airport in Burkina Faso is Ouagadougou Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Cliff of Bandiagara (Land of the Dogons) in Mali at a distance of 133 mi (or 214 km).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bousse, Ouagadougou, Ziniare, Korsimoro and Kombissiri. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 38°C / 101 °F

Morning Temperature 30°C / 86 °F
Evening Temperature 39°C / 102 °F
Night Temperature 34°C / 94 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 26%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 68% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Wednesday, 15th of May 2024

35°C (95 °F)
32°C (90 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 16th of May 2024

31°C (88 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 17th of May 2024

35°C (96 °F)
36°C (96 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Videos from this area

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Just Once (English voice with English captions; a Scenarios from Africa film)

Published: April 09, 2009
Length: 24:28 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Global Dialogues

A film in English, with English subtitles. A man returns home from the fields, eager to make love to his wife. She lives with HIV and insists they use a condom. He has to travel far and wide...


Riding through Africa

Published: March 24, 2009
Length: 40:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: chidom

My first day in Africa.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Dabaré

Dabaré is a town in the Bané Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. As of 2005, the town has a population of 1,184.

Located at 12.65, -1.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Centre-Est Region, Boulgou Province

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Watenga.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Yatenga, Vatenga, Watenga