Gadougou I

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Gadougou I
Commune
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Gadougou I
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°35′13″N9°48′16″W / 12.58694°N 9.80444°W / 12.58694; -9.80444
CountryFlag of Mali.svg Mali
Region Kayes Region
Cercle Kita Cercle
Population
 (2009 census) [1]
 • Total
25,775
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)
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Bassé, King of Gadougou (1883)

Gadougou I is a rural commune that is located in Cercle of Kita, in the Kayes Region of south-western Mali. The commune includes 17 villages [2] and in the 2009 census, it had a population of 25,775. [1] Its administrative centre is the village of Sagabari, located in the southwestern part of the cercle, about 80 kilometres southwest of Kita. The principal village is Sagabari. [3]

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Geography

Gadougou I is bordered by the communes of Bougaribaya to the north, Gadougou II to the east, Koulou to the south, and Kokofata to the west. [4] The landscape is characterized by the ridges of the Fouta Djallon foothills. The Balé River, a tributary of the Bafing River, flows through the commune. Natural vegetation consists mainly of woodland and shrub savanna. [5]

Population

The commune includes 17 villages. The commune had a population of 25,400 in 2009, of whom 4,100 lived in Sagabari. [3] The inhabitants are primarily Mandinka, with a minority of Fulbe. The main religions are Islam, Catholicism, and animism. [5]

Economy

The main economic activities are agriculture and animal husbandry. In addition to food crops, farmers cultivate cotton and groundnuts for sale. [5]

Infrastructure

Health services include three dispensaries, two maternity clinics, and a pharmacy depot. Water supply facilities comprise traditional wells and 31 drilled wells equipped with pumps. [5]

Education

Gadougou I has 14 primary schools, two secondary schools, a Quranic school, and three literacy centres. The schools, development education centres, literacy centres, women's training centres, kindergartens and nursery schools of the commune of Gadougou I fall under the Pedagogical Animation Centre (Centre d’Animation Pédagogique) of Sagabari and the Teaching Academy (Académie d’Enseignement) of Kita. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Kayes) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link).
  2. ↑ Communes de la Région de Kayes (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-09.
  3. 1 2 "4ème Recensement Général de la Population et de l'Habitat du Mali (RGPH). Résultats définitifs. Tome 0: Répertoire des villages" (PDF) (in French). Institut National de la Statistique, République du Mali. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mali – Région de Kayes: Carte de référence" (PDF). UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire: Commune Rurale de Gadougou I 2007–2011" (PDF) (in French). Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali / USAID-Mali. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Journal officiel, Numéro 11 du 5 avril 2019" (PDF) (in French). Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement du Mali. 5 April 2019. p. 377. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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