Youga
Appearance
Youga | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 11°03′N 0°27′W / 11.050°N 0.450°W | |
Country | Burkina Faso |
Region | Centre-Est Region |
Province | Boulgou Province |
Department | Zabré Department |
Government | |
Population (2005 est.) | |
• Total | 1,018 |
Time zone | UTC |
Youga is a village in the Zabré Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso, about 2 km north from the Burkina Faso–Ghana border. As of 2005, the village had a population of 1018.[1] As of 2019 there was a gold mine in Youga operated by a Turkish subcontractor[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Burkinabé government inforoute communale". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ https://observers.france24.com/en/20190815-killing-turkish-run-gold-mine-burkina-faso-tensions