Blendio

Blendio
Commune and town
Blendio
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°36′48″N 6°20′40″W / 11.61333°N 6.34444°W / 11.61333; -6.34444Coordinates: 11°36′48″N 6°20′40″W / 11.61333°N 6.34444°W / 11.61333; -6.34444
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Sikasso Cercle
Area[1]
 • Total 369 km2 (142 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
 • Total 18,207
 • Density 49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Blendio is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 369 square kilometers and includes the town and 13 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 18,207.[2] The town of Blendio, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 81 km west-northwest of Sikasso.

References

  1. ↑ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-12-14 . commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. 1 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, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19 .
  • Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Blendio 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006 .
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