Yellou is a village in the

Kayao Department Kayao is a department or commune of Bazèga Province in central Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Kayao. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 37,615 .Bazèga Province Bazèga is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Sud Region. The capital of Bazèga is Kombissiri. Bazèga had a population of 238,202 in 2006 and in 2011 it was estimated to be 263,603. Education In 2011 the province had 187 p ...

in central

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

. The village has a population of 615.Burkinabé government inforoute communale
/ref> It is the birthplace of former president of Niger

Daouda Malam Wanké Daouda Malam Wanké (May 6, 1946 – September 15, 2004) was a military and political leader in Niger. He was a member of Hausa ethnic group. Wanké's year of birth is disputed. Many sources claim it is 1954 while others 1946. Biography He was ...

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Populated places in the Centre-Sud Region Bazèga Province {{Bazèga-geo-stub