Ségou Region
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Ségou is the fourth administrative region in Mali, whose capital is the city of Ségou.
Situated at the center of Mali, Ségou Region covers 64 947 km² (around 5% of Mali). The region is bordered by Sikasso Region on the south, Tombouctou and Mopti on the east, Burkina Faso to the southeast and Koulikoro to the west.
Ségou Region is on the Sahel and has a semi-arid climate (average yearly rainfall: 513 mm). Several waterways, particularly the Niger River, allow irrigation for agriculture.
In 2004, the region was inhabited by 1,887,100 people, of which nearly half are younger than 15 years old. The population growth was estimated in 1998 as 2.1% per year. 79% of the population is rural.
The region is divided into 7 Cercles encompassing 118 communes and 2166 villages:
The major cities are Ségou, San, Niono, Dioro, and Markala, the latter of which has Mali's principal hydroelectric dam.
The region was the home of the Bambara Empire of the early eighteenth century; it was later conquered by the Toucouleur Empire (1860s) and the French colonial army (1890s).
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