Ouarkoye

Ouarkoye

Ouarkoye

Place in Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso

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]

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

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    "Région de la Boucle du Mouhoun". Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
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    Edition de l'Opinion, votre hebdomadaire burkibnabé d'Information

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