M'Pessoba
M'Pessoba is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 490 square kilometers and includes 19 settlements.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 36,297.[2] The town of M'Pessoba, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 40 km northwest of Koutiala.
M'Pessoba | |
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Commune and town | |
%2CML_tue20may2014-1411h.jpg) The old mosque in the town of M'Pessoba (May 2014). | |
  M'Pessoba Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 12°39′50″N 5°43′0″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Koutiala Cercle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 490 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
| • Total | 36,297 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
References
- Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-01-06. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
- Resultats RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2012.
- 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 19 September 2012.
External links
- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de M'Pessoba 2006-2008 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05, retrieved 2013-11-24.
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