# Taparko

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**Taparko** is a locality located in the [Yalgo department](/source/Yalgo_Department) of the [Namentenga province](/source/Namentenga_Province) in the [Centre-Nord region](/source/Centre-Nord_Region) of [Burkina Faso](/source/Burkina_Faso).

## Geography

Taparko is located about 12 km southwest of the center of [Yalgo](/source/Yalgo), the capital of the [department](/source/Yalgo_Department). The commune is at the junction of National Road 3 and the end of National Road 18 going from Taparko to [Manni](/source/Manni) then [Bogandé](/source/Bogand%C3%A9) and [Fada N'Gourma](/source/Fada_N'gourma).

## Economy

The economy of Taparko, historically agro-pastoral, was profoundly changed with the opening in 2008 of the [open-pit](/source/Open-pit_mining) [gold mine](/source/Gold_mining) operated by the [Russian](/source/Russia) company [Nordgold](/source/Nordgold)[1][2][3]– with however insufficient benefits for the village population, particularly in terms of jobs[4] – but whose production has been tending towards the end since 2019.[5]

## Education and health

Taparko hosts a health and social promotion center (CSPS) while the medical center (CM) is in [Tougouri](/source/Tougouri_Department) and the medical center with surgical antenna (CMA) of the province is in [Boulsa](/source/Boulsa).[6]

## References

1. Boulou, Nestor. ["Nordgold presents its Taparko exploration program for 2018"](https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article84548). *LeFaso.net*. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

1. Atcha, Emmanuel. ["Gold sector in Burkina: Russian Nordgold maintains its investment rate in 2019"](https://afrique.latribune.fr/afrique-de-l-ouest/burkina-faso/2019-03-29/filiere-aurifere-au-burkina-le-russe-nordgold-maintient-son-rythme-d-investissement-en-2019-812487.html). *[La Tribune Afrique](/source/La_Tribune_Afrique)*. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

1. Manfred, Paul (2018). ["Our medium and long-term market forecasts are positive"](http://economiesafricainesmagazine.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/EA05_PDF_BD_COMPLET.pdf). *[Économies Africaines](/source/%C3%89conomies_Africaines)*. '***(5): 136–137.******[dead link]***

1. Ismaël Nabolé, Ignace. ["Relations between populations and Mines: REPOCOM visits Taparko and Essakane"](https://www.burkina24.com/2019/03/31/relations-entre-populations-et-mines-le-repocom-visite-taparko-et-essakane/). *Burkina 24*. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

1. Kaboré, Elie. ["Mining production in 2019: Drop in production but increase in revenue"](https://www.leconomistedufaso.bf/2020/06/23/production-miniere-en-2019-baisse-de-la-production-mais-hausse-des-recettes/). *L'Économiste du Faso*. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

1. ["Health map 2010"](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minist%C3%A8re_de_la_Sant%C3%A9_(Burkina_Faso)) (PDF). *Ministry of Health of Burkina Faso*. pp. 41–42. Retrieved February 26, 2020.

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