Sokolo
| Sokolo | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
  Sokolo Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 14°44′20″N 6°7′16″W / 14.73889°N 6.12111°WCoordinates: 14°44′20″N 6°7′16″W / 14.73889°N 6.12111°W | |
| Country |
 Mali |
| Region | Ségou Region |
| Cercle | Niono Cercle |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 2,219 km2 (857 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 23,338 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Sokolo is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Niona in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune has an area of approximately 2,219 square kilometers and includes the town and 17 villages.[3] In the 2009 census the population was 23,338.[2] The town lies 56 km north or Niono.
References
- ↑ "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) - 1 2 Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
- ↑ Communes de la Région de Ségou (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
External links
- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Sokolo 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2007.
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