Benkadi, Sikasso

Benkadi
Commune
Benkadi

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 11°37′5″N 6°25′35″W / 11.61806°N 6.42639°W / 11.61806; -6.42639Coordinates: 11°37′5″N 6°25′35″W / 11.61806°N 6.42639°W / 11.61806; -6.42639
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Sikasso Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 175 km2 (68 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 3,077
  Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Benkadi is a rural commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 175 square kilometers and includes 7 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 3,077.[2] The main village (chef-lieu) of Koungoba is 89 km west-northwest of Sikasso.

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 Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
  3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.

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