Niantaga

Niantaga
Commune
Niantaga
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°46′5″N 5°19′40″W / 12.76806°N 5.32778°W / 12.76806; -5.32778Coordinates: 12°46′5″N 5°19′40″W / 12.76806°N 5.32778°W / 12.76806; -5.32778
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Koutiala Cercle
Area[1]
 • Total 258 km2 (100 sq mi)
Elevation 294 m (965 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 7,574
 • Density 29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Niantaga is a rural commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 258 square kilometers and includes 4 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,574.[2] The village of Koloni, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 45 km north-northeast of Koutiala.

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. 1 2 Resultats RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original on 19 September 2012 .
  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 on 19 September 2012 .
  • Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Niantaga 2006-2008 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006 .
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