Gongasso is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 378 square kilometers and includes ten villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 8465.[2] The village of Gongasso lies 29 km northwest of Sikasso on the main road, the RN11, linking Sikasso and Koutiala.
Gongasso | |
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Commune and village | |
  Gongasso Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 11°31′50″N 5°47′47″W / 11.53056°N 5.79639°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Sikasso Cercle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 378 km2 (146 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,465 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
References edit
- ^ 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)
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Gongasso 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-20, retrieved 2012-09-08.
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