Koundian, Mali

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Koundian
Commune and town
Koundian
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°09′35″N 10°40′50″W / 13.15972°N 10.68056°W / 13.15972; -10.68056Coordinates: 13°09′35″N 10°40′50″W / 13.15972°N 10.68056°W / 13.15972; -10.68056
Country  Mali
Region Kayes Region
Cercle Bafoulabé Cercle
Population (2009 census)[1]
  Total 14,075
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Koundian is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Bafoulabé in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. In the 2009 census the commune had a population of 14,075.

The Toucouleur leader El Hadj Umar Tall built a fort (tata) near the village in 1857.[2][3] The fort was captured by French troops led by Louis Archinard in 1889.[4][5]

References

  1. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique .
  2. Delafosse 1912, p. 313.
  3. Meillassoux 1966, p. 42.
  4. Delafosse 1912, p. 411.
  5. Gatelet 1901, pp. 142-143.

Sources

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.