Youga is a village in the Zabré Department of

Boulgou Province Boulgou is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso and is in Centre-Est Region. The capital of Boulgou is Tenkodogo. The population of Boulgou in 2019 was 736,559.

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 ...

, about 2 km north from

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with Ghana. As of 2005, the village had a population of 1018, but due to discovery of gold in the vicinity and subsequent establishment of Youga Gold Mine, population is growing. The village does not have running water or electricity, and most economic activity is subsistence farming, and also a few primitive taverns that serve warm beer. Some people got jobs at Youga Gold Mine and the resulting newfound prosperity is reflected in a number of makeshift shops springing up by the sides of dusty roads. Burkina Mining Company, the owners of Youga Gold Mine, have built three additional classes to complete the primary school to six classes and renovated the clinic in the village, and Youga Power Project, designed and managed by South African company AMPCOR, is in its final stages of linking Youga Gold Mine and Youga village to the Ghanaian VRA electricity power grid. People usually go to Ghana, especially

Bawku Bawku is a town and is the capital of the Bawku Municipal District, district in the Upper East region of north Ghana, adjacent to the border with Burkina Faso. Bawku has a 2012 settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community ...

, Bologatenga or Zebila, if they need a hospitals. Some parents send their children to Ghanaian schools. Most of the families in Youga area are divided by the border, with some members in Ghana and some in Burkina. Kousaal, the dialect spoken in Youga, is one of the most widespread dialects in the north of Ghana. Politically, Youga depends on

Tenkodogo Tenkodogo is the capital city of Boulgou Province and the Centre-Est Region of Burkina Faso with a population of 61,936 (2019). Economy The villages surrounding Tenkodogo are primarily based around animal husbandry. The main market takes place e ...

and Zabre. One of the first MPs of our country, the late Nanga Antoine, lived in Youga, and one of the first civil servants, Nanga Zoure David, a former policeman retired since 1996, still lives in the village. He has been one of the important counselors to the different chiefs since he is located in Youga.

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Populated places in the Centre-Est Region Boulgou Province {{Boulgou-geo-stub