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Youga

Coordinates: 11°03′N 0°27′W / 11.050°N 0.450°W / 11.050; -0.450
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Youga
Village
Youga is located in Burkina Faso
Youga
Youga
Location in Burkina Faso
Coordinates: 11°03′N 0°27′W / 11.050°N 0.450°W / 11.050; -0.450
Country Burkina Faso
RegionCentre-Est Region
ProvinceBoulgou Province
DepartmentZabré Department
Government
Population
 (2005 est.)
 • Total1,018
Time zoneUTC

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

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  1. ^ "Burkinabé government inforoute communale". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  2. ^ https://observers.france24.com/en/20190815-killing-turkish-run-gold-mine-burkina-faso-tensions