Ourikéla

Ourikéla
Commune and village
Ourikéla
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°6′38″N 5°3′45″W / 12.11056°N 5.06250°W / 12.11056; -5.06250Coordinates: 12°6′38″N 5°3′45″W / 12.11056°N 5.06250°W / 12.11056; -5.06250
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Yorosso Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 576 km2 (222 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 23,855
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Ourikéla is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Yorosso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 578 square kilometers and includes 10 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 23,855.[2] The village of Ourikéla, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 41 km southwest of Yorosso.

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 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 Ourikela 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006 .


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