Kafana, Mali

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Kafana
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Kafana
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Coordinates: 11°31′0″N6°8′12″W / 11.51667°N 6.13667°W / 11.51667; -6.13667 Coordinates: 11°31′0″N6°8′12″W / 11.51667°N 6.13667°W / 11.51667; -6.13667
CountryFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Sikasso Cercle
Commune Kofan
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Kafana is a small town and seat of the commune of Kofan in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. [1]

Kofan Commune in Sikasso Region, Mali

Kofan is a rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 283 square kilometers and includes a small town and 7 villages. In the 2009 census it had a population of 10,236. The administrative center of the commune, the chef-lieu, is the small town of Kafana. The town is 68 km northwest of Sikasso.

Sikasso Cercle Cercle in Sikasso Region, Mali

Sikasso Cercle is one of seven administrative subdivision of the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The capital is the town of Sikasso.

Sikasso Region Region in Mali

Sikasso Region is the southern-most region of Mali. The region's capital city, Sikasso, is the country's second-largest city and is growing rapidly due to people fleeing the violence in Côte d'Ivoire to the south. Major ethnic groups include the Senoufo, known for masks and reverence for animals, the Samago, known for being Mali's best farmers, and the main ethnic group in Mali, the Bambara people.The local economy is based on farming and the Sikasso, which receives more rain than any other Malian region, is known for its fruits and vegetables.

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References

  1. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.