Songoua

Songoua
Commune
Songoua

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 12°30′50″N 5°28′40″W / 12.51389°N 5.47778°W / 12.51389; -5.47778Coordinates: 12°30′50″N 5°28′40″W / 12.51389°N 5.47778°W / 12.51389; -5.47778
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Koutiala Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 107 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population (2009)[2]
  Total 6,918
  Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Songoua is a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 107 square kilometers and includes the villages of Sirakélé and Kilé.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 6,918.[2] The village of Sirakélé, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 15 km north of Koutiala.

References

  1. "Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali", United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs http://cod.humanitarianresponse.info/country-region/mali Missing or empty |title= (help). 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.
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