Fama, Mali

Fama
Commune and town
Fama

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 11°31′40″N 5°41′30″W / 11.52778°N 5.69167°WCoordinates: 11°31′40″N 5°41′30″W / 11.52778°N 5.69167°W
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Sikasso Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 222 km2 (86 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 7,960
  Density 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Fama is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 222 square kilometers and includes the town and five villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,960.[2] The town of Fama, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 24 km north of Sikasso.

References

  1. "Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali", United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs http://cod.humanitarianresponse.info/country-region/mali Missing or empty |title= (help). 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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