Wassoulou-Ballé

Wassoulou-Ballé is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune is the town of Yanfolila. The town is also the administrative center of the cercle. It lies 272 km west of Sikasso, 164 km south of Bamako and 23 km from the border with Guinea. The commune covers an area of 1,594 square kilometers and includes the town of Yanfolila and 29 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 51,727.[2]

Wassoulou-Ballé
Wassoulou-Ballé is located in Mali
Wassoulou-Ballé
Wassoulou-Ballé
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°10′43″N 8°9′20″W
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleYanfolila Cercle
Area
  Total1,594 km2 (615 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
  Total51,727
  Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

References

  1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.


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