Markoye

Markoye, Burkina Faso
Department Capital
Country  Burkina Faso
Region Centre-Nord
Province Oudalan Province
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Markoye is a town in northern Burkina Faso, in the province of Oudalan.

Economy

There is a weekly cattle and camel market in the town and it is close to a manganese mine in Tambao.[1]

Transport

It is a station on a proposed phosphate railway.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3

Coordinates: 14°38′36″N 00°02′10″E / 14.64333°N 0.03611°E / 14.64333; 0.03611


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