Sokolo

Sokolo
Commune and town
Sokolo
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°44′20″N 6°7′16″W / 14.73889°N 6.12111°W / 14.73889; -6.12111Coordinates: 14°44′20″N 6°7′16″W / 14.73889°N 6.12111°W / 14.73889; -6.12111
Country  Mali
Region Ségou Region
Cercle Niono Cercle
Area[1]
 • Total 2,219 km2 (857 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
 • Total 23,338
 • Density 11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Sokolo is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Niona in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 2,219 square kilometers and includes the town and 17 villages.[3] In the 2009 census the population was 23,338.[2] The town lies 56 km north or Niono.

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 Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique .
  3. ↑ Communes de la Région de Ségou (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 Sokolo 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2007, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-15 .


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