Wassoulou-Ballé

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Wassoulou-Ballé
Commune
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Wassoulou-Ballé
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°10′43″N8°9′20″W / 11.17861°N 8.15556°W / 11.17861; -8.15556 Coordinates: 11°10′43″N8°9′20″W / 11.17861°N 8.15556°W / 11.17861; -8.15556
CountryFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Yanfolila Cercle
Area [1]
 • Total 1,594 km2 (615 sq mi)
Population (2009 census) [2]
 • Total 51,727
 • Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Wassoulou-Ballé is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The administrative center ( chef-lieu ) of the commune is the town of Yanfolila. The town is also the administrative center of the cercle. It lies 272 km west of Sikasso, 164 km south of Bamako and 23 km from the border with Guinea. The commune covers an area of 1,594 square kilometers and includes the town of Yanfolila and 29 villages. [3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 51,727. [2]

Communes of Mali

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 in 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 the 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.

Yanfolila Cercle Cercle in Sikasso Region, Mali

Yanfolila Cercle is an administrative subdivision of the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The administrative center (chef-lieu) is the town of Yanfolila.

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. ↑ Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 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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