Loulouni

Loulouni
Commune and town
Loulouni Location in Mali
Coordinates: 10°53′32″N5°36′15″W / 10.89222°N 5.60417°W / 10.89222; -5.60417
Country	Mali
Region	Sikasso Region
Cercle	Kadiolo Cercle
Area [1]
• Total	1,052 km2 (406 sq mi)
Population  (2009 census) [2]
• Total	38,919
• Density	37.00/km2 (95.82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Loulouni is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Kadiolo in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1,052 square kilometers and includes the town and 28 villages. ^[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 38,919. ^[2] The town of Loulouni, the administrative center ( chef-lieu ) of the commune, is 41 km north-northeast of Kadiolo on the RN7, the main road between Sikasso and Ouangolodougou in the Ivory Coast. It lies close to Mount Tenakourou on the border with Burkina Faso, the highest point of that country.

On 11th November 2025, the town was attacked by JNIM, who overran the town and temporarily took control. At least ten Dozo militiamen were killed in the attack, and hundreds fled the town. The town was recaptured by government forces 3 days later. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-01-06. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-27.
3. 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 2013-12-03.
4. "Mali: les habitants de Loulouni fuient les combats entre chasseurs traditionnels dozos et jihadistes du Jnim". RFI (in French). 13 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
5. Kane, Mahamadou (24 November 2025). "A Loulouni, les agriculteurs s'inquiètent pour les récoltes". DW (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2025.

External links

• Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Loulouni 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-17, retrieved 2012-09-12.