Ouarkoye

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Ouarkoye
Ouarkoye (Burkina Faso)
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Ouarkoye
Ouarkoye
Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Country Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
Province
Population
 - Total 3,916
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Ouarkoye is a town approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Ouarkoye Department in Mouhoun Province. The town has a population of 3,916.[1] Brig. General Yaoua Michel Tamini was from this village.[2]

It is also rarely spelled Ouarkaye. Several other towns in Burkina Faso have similar names: Ouargaye, Ouarokuy and Ouarakuy.

[edit] References

  1. ^ RĂ©gion de la Boucle du Mouhoun
  2. ^ Edition de l'Opinion, votre hebdomadaire burkibnabé d'Information