Zébala

Zébala
Commune and town
Zébala
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°18′36″N 5°9′25″W / 12.31000°N 5.15694°W / 12.31000; -5.15694Coordinates: 12°18′36″N 5°9′25″W / 12.31000°N 5.15694°W / 12.31000; -5.15694
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Koutiala Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 312 km2 (120 sq mi)
Elevation 371 m (1,217 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
  Total 17,278
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Zébala is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 312 square kilometers and includes 8 settlements.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,278.[2] The town of Zébala, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 35 km east-southeast 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 Zébala 2006-2008 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006 .


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