Sincina

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Sincina
Commune and village
Sincina
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°21′6″N 5°26′30″W / 12.35167°N 5.44167°W / 12.35167; -5.44167Coordinates: 12°21′6″N 5°26′30″W / 12.35167°N 5.44167°W / 12.35167; -5.44167
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Koutiala Cercle
Area[1]
 • Total 210 km2 (80 sq mi)
Elevation 370 m (1,210 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
 • Total 17,025
 • Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Sincina is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 210 square kilometers and includes 7 settlements.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,025.[2] The town of Sincina, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is only 5 km southeast of the center of Koutiala. As Koutiala expands the commune will become a suburb of the town.

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 RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original on 19 September 2012 .
  3. ↑ Communes de la Région de Sikasso (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original on 19 September 2012 .

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