Ouarkoye
Place in Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso
12°05′N 3°40′W / 12.083°N 3.667°W / 12.083; -3.667![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg/23px-Flag_of_Burkina_Faso.svg.png)
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.
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12°05′N 3°40′W / 12.083°N 3.667°W / 12.083; -3.667
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