Markoye

Markoye is a town in northern Burkina Faso, in the province of Oudalan.

Markoye, Burkina Faso
Department Capital
Markoye, Burkina Faso
Coordinates:
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Nord
ProvinceOudalan Province
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Economy

There is a weekly cattle and camel market in the town and it is close to a manganese mine in Tambao.[1]

Transport

It is a station on a proposed phosphate railway.

See also

  • Railway stations in Burkina Faso

References

  1. Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, by Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani, 2013, Third edition, Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-6770-3


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