A commune is the third-level administrative unit in Mali. Mali is divided into eight regions and one capital district (Bamako). These subdivisions bear the name of their principal city. The regions are divided into 49 cercles. The cercles and the district are divided into 703 communes, with 36 urban communes and 667 rural communes, while some larger cercles still contain arrondissements above the commune level, these are organisational areas with no independent power or office. Rural communes are subdivided into villages, while urban communes are subdivided into quartier. Communes usually bear the name of their principal town. The capital, Bamako, consists of six urban communes. There were initially 701 communes until Law No. 01-043 of 7 June 2001 created two new rural communes in the desert region in the north east of the country: Alata, Ménaka Cercle in the Gao Region and Intadjedite, Tin-Essako Cercle in the Kidal Region.
Dioumaténé is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kadiolo in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 225 square kilometers and includes 5 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 4,274. The village of Dioumaténé, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 16 km west of Kadiolo.
M'Pessoba is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 490 square kilometers and includes 19 settlements. In the 2009 census it had a population of 36,297. The town of M'Pessoba, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 40 km northwest of Koutiala.
Miéna is a small town and commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 190 square kilometers and includes 4 settlements. In the 2009 census it had a population of 14,365. The town of Miéna, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 63 km northwest of Koutiala.
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. In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,025. 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.
N'Goutjina is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 236 square kilometers and includes 8 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 18,667. The village of N'Goutjina, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 10 km south of Koutiala.
Koumankou is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 243 square kilometers and includes 4 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 4,227. The village of Koumankou, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 101 km northwest of Sikasso.
Dembela 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 426 square kilometers and includes 11 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 13,061. The village of Dembela, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 88 km northwest of Sikasso.
Kapala is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 175 square kilometers and includes eight villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 10,200. The village of Kapala is about 25 km south of Sikasso.
Diomaténé is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 96 square kilometers and includes four villages. In the 2009 census, it had a population of 4,274. The village of Diomaténé, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 11 km north of Sikasso.
Blendio 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 369 square kilometers and includes the town and 13 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 18,207. The town of Blendio, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 81 km west-northwest of Sikasso.
Koury is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Yorosso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 712 square kilometers and includes the town and 16 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 54,435. The town, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 19 km south of Yorosso on the main road linking Koutiala in Mali with the town of Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso.
Zanina is a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 125 square kilometers and includes 3 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,492. The village of Débéla, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 45 km northwest of Koutiala.
Tao is a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 67 square kilometers and includes 3 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,047. The village of Fonfona, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 45 km northwest of Koutiala.
Songoua is a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 107 square kilometers and includes the villages of Sirakélé and Kilé. In the 2009 census it had a population of 6,918. The village of Sirakélé, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 15 km north of Koutiala.
Diouradougou Kafo is a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 402 square kilometers and includes 10 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 6,876. The village of Tièrè, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 80 km south of Koutiala.
Fagui is a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 504 square kilometers and includes 9 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 11,800. The village of Ziéna, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 45 km southwest of Koutiala.
Nampé is a commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 142 square kilometers and includes 4 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,009. The village of Baramba, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 25 km north of Koutiala.
Djallon-Foula is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 471 square kilometers and includes eight villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 10,678. The village of Guélélinkoro, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 40 km west of Yanfolila and 4 km east of the Sankarani River that marks the border of Mali with Guinea.
Gouanan is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1747 square kilometers and includes 35 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 24,704. The village of Yorobougoula, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 34 km southeast of Yanfolila.
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