Ouarkoye

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Ouarkoye
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Ouarkoye
Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Coordinates: 12°05′N3°40′W / 12.083°N 3.667°W / 12.083; -3.667
CountryFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
RegionDepartment Boucle du Mouhoun
Province Mouhoun Province
Department Ouarkoye Department
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]

Ouagadougou City in Centre Region, Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou, also Vagaga, is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural, and economic centre of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 2,200,000 in 2015. The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais. The spelling of the name Ouagadougou is derived from the French orthography common in former French African colonies.

Burkina Faso country in Africa

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. The July 2018 population estimate by the United Nations was 19,751,651. Burkina Faso is a francophone country, with French as the official language of government and business. Roughly 40% of the population speaks the Mossi language. Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), the country was renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabé. Its capital is Ouagadougou.

Ouarkoye Department Department in Mouhoun Province, Burkina Faso

Ouarkoye is a department or commune of Mouhoun Province in western Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Ouarkoye. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 37,178.

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

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References

  1. ↑ Région de la Boucle du Mouhoun
  2. ↑ Edition de l'Opinion, votre hebdomadaire burkibnabé d'Information

Coordinates: 12°05′N3°40′W / 12.083°N 3.667°W / 12.083; -3.667

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