Farakou Massa

Farakou Massa
Commune
Farakou Massa Location in Mali
Coordinates: 13°39′40″N 5°52′20″W / 13.66111°N 5.87222°WCoordinates: 13°39′40″N 5°52′20″W / 13.66111°N 5.87222°W
Country	Mali
Region	Ségou Region
Cercle	Ségou Cercle
Admin centre (chef-lieu)	Kominé
Area[1]
• Total	109 km^2 (42 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
• Total	14,314
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Farakou Massa is a rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of Mali. The commune lies along the right bank of the River Niger and includes 8 villages in an area of approximately 109 square kilometers.^[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 14,314.^[2] The administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune is the village of Kominé which is 49 km northeast of Ségou.

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. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Ségou) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
3. 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 Farakou Massa 2007-2011 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2007.