Ouélessébougou

Ouélessébougou is a town and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune covers an area of approximately 1,118 square kilometers and includes the town of Ouélessébougou and 44 villages.[3] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 50,056.[2] The town lies 80 km south of Bamako on the Route Nationale 7.

Ouélessébougou market in 1892
Ouélessébougou
Commune and town
Sign at town hall
Sign at town hall
Ouélessébougou is located in Mali
Ouélessébougou
Ouélessébougou
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°0′0″N 7°54′40″W
Country Mali
RegionKoulikoro Region
CercleKati Cercle
Government
 • MayorNiankoro Yeah Samake
Area
[1]
 • Total1,118 km2 (432 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
 • Total50,056
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

See also

References
  1. "Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali", Data: Humanitarian Data Exchange | HumanitarianResponse, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-12-14, retrieved 2012-07-08. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. Resultats Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. Communes de la Région de Koulikoro (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
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