Taparko
Taparko | |
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Interactive map of Taparko | |
| Coordinates: 13°29′12″N 0°19′43″W / 13.4866581°N 0.3284888°W | |
| Country | Burkina Faso |
| Region | Centre-Nord |
| Province | Namentenga |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,316 |
| 2006[1] | |
Taparko is a locality located in the Yalgo department of the Namentenga province in the Centre-Nord region of Burkina Faso.
Geography
Taparko is located about 12 km southwest of the center of Yalgo, the capital of the department. The commune is at the junction of National Road 3 and the end of National Road 18 going from Taparko to Manni then Bogandé and Fada N'Gourma.
Economy
The economy of Taparko, historically agro-pastoral, was profoundly changed with the opening in 2008 of the open-pit gold mine operated by the Russian company Nordgold[2][3][4]– with however insufficient benefits for the village population, particularly in terms of jobs[5] – but whose production has been tending towards the end since 2019.[6]
Education and health
Taparko hosts a health and social promotion center (CSPS) while the medical center (CM) is in Tougouri and the medical center with surgical antenna (CMA) of the province is in Boulsa.[7]
References
- ^ (xls) Liste des villages du Burkina Faso - Recensement 2006 sur le site HDX–Open data Burkina Faso, consulté le 14 janvier 2019.
- ^ Boulou, Nestor. "Nordgold presents its Taparko exploration program for 2018". LeFaso.net. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ Atcha, Emmanuel. "Gold sector in Burkina: Russian Nordgold maintains its investment rate in 2019". La Tribune Afrique. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ Manfred, Paul (2018). "Our medium and long-term market forecasts are positive" (PDF). Économies Africaines (5): 136–137.
- ^ Ismaël Nabolé, Ignace. "Relations between populations and Mines: REPOCOM visits Taparko and Essakane". Burkina 24. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ Kaboré, Elie. "Mining production in 2019: Drop in production but increase in revenue". L'Économiste du Faso. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ "Health map 2010" (PDF). Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso. pp. 41–42. Retrieved February 26, 2020.