Finkolo is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 477 square kilometers and includes 11 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 22,429.[2] The village of Finoko, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 18 km east-southeast of Sikasso on the N7, the small road that links Sikasso with Bobo-Dioulasso in Burkina Faso.
Finkolo | |
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Commune and village | |
  Finkolo Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 11°16′5″N 5°30′40″W / 11.26806°N 5.51111°W | |
| Country |  Mali |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Sikasso Cercle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 477 km2 (184 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 22,429 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/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 Finkolo 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02, retrieved 2012-09-08.
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