Koumbia, Mali

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Koumbia
Commune and village
Koumbia
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°35′45″N 4°41′25″W / 12.59583°N 4.69028°W / 12.59583; -4.69028Coordinates: 12°35′45″N 4°41′25″W / 12.59583°N 4.69028°W / 12.59583; -4.69028
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Yorosso Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 719 km2 (278 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 24,915
  Density 35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Koumbia is a village and commune in the Cercle of Yorosso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 719 square kilometers and includes 11 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 24,915.[2] The village of Koumbia, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 28 km north-northeast of Yorosso.


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. 2.0 2.1 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique .
  3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali .

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