Koumantou

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Koumantou
Commune and town
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Koumantou
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 11°24′N7°15′W / 11.400°N 7.250°W / 11.400; -7.250
CountryFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Bougouni Cercle
Population
 (2009) [1]
  Total51,348
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Koumantou is a commune and town in Mali, in the Cercle of Bougouni in the Sikasso Region. It is located near the Ivorian border.

The commune includes 38 villages spread over 1268 km². As of 2009 the commune had a population of 51,348. [2] The commune's economy is heavily agricultural, relying particularly on millet, corn, sorghum, peanuts, and cotton. The Compagnie malienne pour le développement du textile (CMDT) has a cotton-processing factory located in the town.

A festival of music and traditional danse, organized by the Association for the Development of the Commune of Koumantou (ADAKOM), was held from 19 to 22 May 2005, in the villages of Koumantou, Niamala, and Kôla. The festival celebrated such traditional instruments as the buru, mpolon, and balafon.

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  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Coordinates: 11°25′N6°50′W / 11.417°N 6.833°W / 11.417; -6.833