Youwarou

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Youwarou
Youvarou
Commune and village
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Youwarou
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 15°22′30″N4°15′45″W / 15.37500°N 4.26250°W / 15.37500; -4.26250 Coordinates: 15°22′30″N4°15′45″W / 15.37500°N 4.26250°W / 15.37500; -4.26250
CountryFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Region Mopti Region
Cercle Youwarou Cercle
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2009 census) [1]
  Total23,046
Time zone UTC+0 (GMT)

Youwarou (or Youvarou) is a village and commune and seat of the Cercle of Youwarou in the Mopti Region of Mali. In 2009 the commune had a population of 23,046.

The market that is held in the village on Fridays serves many settlements in the surrounding region. [2]

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References

  1. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Mopti) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2012.
  2. Quensière, Jacques, ed. (1994), La pêche dans le delta central du Niger: approche pluridisciplinaire d'un système de production halieutique (PDF) (in French), Paris: ORSTOM, Karthala, p. 539 Carte VI, ISBN   2709912023 .