Yorosso
| Yorosso | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
  Yorosso Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 12°21′20″N 4°46′40″W / 12.35556°N 4.77778°WCoordinates: 12°21′20″N 4°46′40″W / 12.35556°N 4.77778°W | |
| Country |
 Mali |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Yorosso Cercle |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 487 km2 (188 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 22,063 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Yorosso is a town and rural commune in the Yorosso Cercle, in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The town serves as the seat of the Yorosso Cercle. It lies 151 km northeast of Sikasso and 202 km southeast of Ségou. The commune covers an area of 487 square kilometers, and includes the Yorosso town and nine other surrounding villages.[3] According to the 2009 census, it had a population of 22,063.[2]
References
- ↑ "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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
- ↑ Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
External links
- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Yorosso 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006.
