Somankidi

Somankidi
Urban commune and town
Somankidi
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 14°32′49″N 11°36′25″W / 14.54694°N 11.60694°W / 14.54694; -11.60694Coordinates: 14°32′49″N 11°36′25″W / 14.54694°N 11.60694°W / 14.54694; -11.60694
Country  Mali
Region Kayes Region
Cercle Kayes Cercle
Population (2009 census)[1]
  Total 6,622
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Somankidi or Somankidy is a small town and urban commune in the Cercle of Kayes in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The town lies on the north bank of the Senegal River, 22 km northwest of Kayes. In 2009 the commune had a population of 6,622.

References

  1. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique .
  • Plan de Securité Alimentaire Commune Urbaine de Somankidi 2007–2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006 .
  • New York Times article


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