Dourtenga is a small town in the Dourtenga Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Dourtenga Department and the town has a total population of 3,276.Burkinabé government inforoute communale On 17 March 2026, JNIM militants attacked the village, killing 9 VDP militiamen and 3 civilians.

Climate Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh) and closely borders with tropical wet and dry (Aw).

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