Mafoune

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Mafoune
Commune and town
Mafoune
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°47′N 4°22′W / 12.783°N 4.367°W / 12.783; -4.367Coordinates: 12°47′N 4°22′W / 12.783°N 4.367°W / 12.783; -4.367
Country  Mali
Region Ségou Region
Cercle Tominian Cercle
Population (1998)
  Total 16,141
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Mafoune is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Tominian in the Ségou Region of Mali. As of 1998 the commune had a population of 16,141.[1] It lies near the border with Burkina Faso.The main ethnical groups of the Mafoune commune: Bwa (Bobo oule and Bobofing), Fulani, Minianka, Dogon, Bambara... Some villages of the commune are: Mafoune, Sira, Kira, Wanian, Zogoue, Wara, Lohan, Lakuy, Makoina, Lebekuy, Panani, Bourelo,Bokuy (Mankoina),Bokuy (Lohan),Mandoulo,Kian,Mouni...

References

  1. "Previsions de desserte des communes pour la periode de 2001-2005". Mali Reforme Telecom. Retrieved February 17, 2009. 
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