Kourouba

Kourouba
Commune and village
Kourouba
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°0′31″N 8°17′29″W / 12.00861°N 8.29139°W / 12.00861; -8.29139Coordinates: 12°0′31″N 8°17′29″W / 12.00861°N 8.29139°W / 12.00861; -8.29139
Country  Mali
Region Koulikoro Region
Cercle Kati Cercle
Area
 • Total 245 km2 (95 sq mi)
Elevation 360 m (1,180 ft)
Population (2009 census)[1]
 • Total 8,248
 • Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Kourouba is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune covers an area of 245 km2 and includes 5 villages.[2] In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 8,248.[1] The village of Kourouba is on the right bank of the Sankarani River just upstream of where it joins the Niger River.

References

  1. 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Koulikoro) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique .
  2. ↑ 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 .
  • Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Kourouba 2008-2012 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2008 .
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