Ouarkoye Department
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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.
Departments of Burkina Faso
The provinces of Burkina Faso are divided into 301 departments or communes. The departments are listed below, by province:-Balé:* Bagassi Department* Bana Department* Boromo Department* Fara Department* Oury Department* Pâ Department...
or commune of Mouhoun Province
Mouhoun Province
Mouhoun is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Boucle du Mouhoun Region. The capital of Mouhoun is Dédougou.Most people in the province live in rural areas; 260,295 Burkinabé live in the countryside with only 37,793 people residing in urban areas...
in western Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. Its capital lies at the town of Ouarkoye
Ouarkoye
Ouarkoye is a town approximately west of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Ouarkoye Department in Mouhoun Province. The town has a population of 3,916. Brig. General Yaoua Michel Tamini was from this village....
. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 37,178.
Towns and villages
- OuarkoyeOuarkoyeOuarkoye is a town approximately west of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Ouarkoye Department in Mouhoun Province. The town has a population of 3,916. Brig. General Yaoua Michel Tamini was from this village....
(3 916 inhabitants) (capital) - Bekuy (687 inhabitants)
- Dankuy (1 731 inhabitants)
- Darou (492 inhabitants)
- Doudou (3 241 inhabitants)
- Dakena (4 426 inhabitants)
- Fouankuy (878 inhabitants)
- Kamako (138 inhabitants)
- Kekaba (1 712 inhabitants)
- KoenaKoenaKoena is a town in the Oury Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso. The town has a total population of 1,013....
(1 844 inhabitants) - Kosso (4 348 inhabitants)
- Kouankuy (1 507 inhabitants)
- Lokinde (360 inhabitants)
- MianaMianaMiana is a community in Pakistan. It is derived from Mian, which is a family name and a title of nobility and used by Muslims in the Punjab region of South Asia.-History and origin:...
(471 inhabitants) - Monkuy (2 982 inhabitants)
- Ouanabekuy (620 inhabitants)
- Oue (219 inhabitants)
- Perakuy (313 inhabitants)
- Poundou (3 499 inhabitants)
- Samakuy (361 inhabitants)
- SoanaSoanaSoana may refer to*Sovana, a town in Tuscany*Soana a torrent in Piedmont, Italy...
(330 inhabitants) - Sokongo (1 280 inhabitants)
- Syn n°1 (253 inhabitants)
- Tiokuy (1 570 inhabitants)