Sorobasso

Sorobasso
Commune and village
Sorobasso
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°31′15″N 5°15′16″W / 12.52083°N 5.25444°W / 12.52083; -5.25444Coordinates: 12°31′15″N 5°15′16″W / 12.52083°N 5.25444°W / 12.52083; -5.25444
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Koutiala Cercle
Area[1]
 • Total 133 km2 (51 sq mi)
Elevation 299 m (981 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 4,884
 • Density 37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Sorobasso is a village and commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 133 square kilometers and includes 5 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 4,884.[2] The village of Sorobasso, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 30 km northeast of Koutiala on the Route Nationale 13 that links Koutiala with San.

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 Sorobasso 2006-2008 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006 .
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