Farakala

Farakala
Commune and village
Farakala

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 11°21′30″N 6°0′20″W / 11.35833°N 6.00556°W / 11.35833; -6.00556Coordinates: 11°21′30″N 6°0′20″W / 11.35833°N 6.00556°W / 11.35833; -6.00556
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Sikasso Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 280 km2 (110 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 7,960
  Density 28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Farakala is a village and commune in the Cercle of Sikasso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 280 square kilometers (110 sq mi) and includes 11 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 7,960.[2] The village of Farakala lies 40 km (25 mi) west of Sikasso on the RN7 highway linking Sikasso and Bougouni.

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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