Sankarani

Sankarani
Commune
Sankarani

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 11°24′1″N 8°18′42″W / 11.40028°N 8.31167°W / 11.40028; -8.31167Coordinates: 11°24′1″N 8°18′42″W / 11.40028°N 8.31167°W / 11.40028; -8.31167
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Yanfolila Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 229 km2 (88 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 7,876
  Density 34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Sankarani is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 229 square kilometers and includes 8 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,876.[2] The village of Bambala, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 30 km northwest of Yanfolila on the western shore of Lake Sélingué.

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. 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
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