Ouarkoye is a town approximately west of
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu (, , , ) is the capital city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It is also the List of cities in Burkina Faso#Largest cities, country's largest city, wi ...
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
. It is the capital of
Ouarkoye Department
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.Mouhoun Province
Mouhoun (, " Black Volta") is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. The capital of Mouhoun is Dédougou.
Education
In 2011, the province had 210 primary schools and 34 secondary schools.
Healthcare
In 2 ...
. The town has a population of 3,916. Brig. General
Yaoua Michel Tamini was from this village.
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It is also rarely spelled Ouarkaye. Several other towns in Burkina Faso have similar names: Ouargaye, Ouarokuy and Ouarakuy.
References
Populated places in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region
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