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Yako is a town in northern
Yako is a town in northern Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
, the capital of Passoré Province
Passoré is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso, located in its Nord Region. Its capital is Yako.
Education
In 2011 the province had 316 primary schools and 39 secondary schools.
Healthcare
In 2011 the province had 42 health and social prom ...
. It lies north-west of Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou or Wagadugu (, , , ) is the capital city of Burkina Faso, and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic centre of the nation. It is also the List of cities in Burkina Faso#Largest cities, country's largest city, wi ...
. Yako is known for its large mosque
A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard.
Originally, mosques were si ...
and as the birthplace of former President Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara (; 21 December 1949 – 15 October 1987) was a Burkinabè military officer, Marxist and Pan-Africanist revolutionary who served as the President of Burkina Faso from 1983, following his takeover in a coup, until ...
.
Climate
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot semi-arid (BSh).References