Yako
| Yako | |||
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| Coordinates | 12 ° 57 ′ N , 2 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Burkina Faso | ||
| North | |||
| province | Passoré | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | BF-PAS | ||
| Residents | 79,408 (2006) | ||
| Website | www.mairie-yako.bf (French) | ||
| politics | |||
| mayor | Zaba Remy | ||
Yako is a city (commune urbaine) and a department encompassing the same area in the West African state of Burkina Faso , about 110 kilometers northwest of the capital Ouagadougou , in the north region and capital of the Passoré province . 79,408 inhabitants live in the area with 40 villages and the main town, which is divided into seven sectors (2006 census).
Mosque in the center of Yako
Yako bus station
sons and daughters of the town
- Oumarou Kanazoé (1927–2011), building contractor
- Jean-Baptiste Kiéthéga (* 1947), archaeologist and historian
- Thomas Sankara (1949–1987), military and politician, President of Burkina Faso
- Isaac Zida (* 1965), military and politician, head of state of Burkina Faso since November 1, 2014
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Preliminary results of the 2006 census (PDF; 3.3 MB)
