Ouarkoye

Ouarkoye
Ouarkoye Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa
Coordinates: 12°05′N 3°40′W / 12.083°N 3.667°W / 12.083; -3.667
Country	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]

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

References

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

Coordinates: 12°05′N 3°40′W / 12.083°N 3.667°W / 12.083; -3.667