title: Laye Department
text: # Laye Department
  
  Laye is a department or commune of Kourwéogo Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Laye. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 11,915.
  
  ## Towns and villages
  
  * Laye (5 136 inhabitants) (capital)
  * Barama (978 inhabitants)
  * Boulala (981 inhabitants)
  * Gantin (825 inhabitants)
  * Gantogodo (998 inhabitants)
  * Sapeo (785 inhabitants)
  * Laye yarcé (226 inhabitants)
  * Sondré (570 inhabitants)
  * Wanonghin (202 inhabitants)
  * Yactenga (1 214 inhabitants)
  