| Ouarkoye | |
| Pushpin Map: | Burkina Faso |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Burkina Faso, French West Africa |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | RegionDepartment |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mouhoun Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | Department |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ouarkoye Department |
| Population Total: | 3,916 |
| Timezone: | GMT |
| Utc Offset: | +0 |
| Coordinates: | 12.0833°N -43°W |
Ouarkoye is a town approximately west of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is the capital of Ouarkoye Department in Mouhoun Province. The town has a population of 3,916.[1] Brig. General Yaoua Michel Tamini was from this village.[2]
It is also rarely spelled Ouarkaye. Several other towns in Burkina Faso have similar names: Ouargaye, Ouarokuy and Ouarakuy.