Farakou Massa

Farakou Massa
Commune
Farakou Massa

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 13°39′40″N 5°52′20″W / 13.66111°N 5.87222°W / 13.66111; -5.87222Coordinates: 13°39′40″N 5°52′20″W / 13.66111°N 5.87222°W / 13.66111; -5.87222
Country  Mali
Region Ségou Region
Cercle Ségou Cercle
Admin centre (chef-lieu) Kominé
Area[1]
 • Total 109 km2 (42 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
 • Total 14,314
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Farakou Massa is a rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of Mali. The commune lies along the right bank of the River Niger and includes 8 villages in an area of approximately 109 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 14,314.[2] The administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune is the village of Kominé which is 49 km northeast of Ségou.

References

  1. ↑ "Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali", United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs http://cod.humanitarianresponse.info/country-region/mali Missing or empty |title= (help). commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. ↑ Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.

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