Ouarkoye

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]

Country Burkina Faso

TimezoneUTC+0 (GMT)

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Ouarkoye
Ouarkoye Location within Burkina Faso, West Africa
Coordinates: 12°05′N 3°40′W
Country	Burkina Faso
RegionDepartment	Boucle du Mouhoun
Province	Mouhoun Province
Department	Ouarkoye Department
Population
• Total	3,916
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

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