Bafoulabé
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Bafoulabé is a town in Mali. It is located in the Region of Kayes. Bafoulabé is the capital of the Cercle of Bafoulabé, which in 1887 was the first Cercle to be created in Mali.
Its population consists primarily of Khassonkés, Malinkés, Soninkés and Fulas.
At Bafoulabé the Bafing and Bakoy rivers meet to form the Sénégal River. In Bambara, Bafoulabé means "meeting of two rivers".
The Manantali hydroelectric dam is located 90 km to the south-east of Bafoulabé.
Fily Dabo Sissoko is a native of Bafoulabé.
The Festival dansa/diawoura took place in Bafoulabé from April 8 to April 10, 2005.
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