Koussan

Koussan
Commune
Koussan

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 10°29′55″N 7°57′12″W / 10.49861°N 7.95333°WCoordinates: 10°29′55″N 7°57′12″W / 10.49861°N 7.95333°W
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Yanfolila Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 1,457 km2 (563 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 10,178
  Density 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Koussan is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1,457 square kilometers and includes 16 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 10,178.[2] The village of Filamana, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 79 km south-southeast of Yanfolila.

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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