Koussan
| Koussan | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Koussan Location in Mali | |
| Coordinates: 10°29′55″N 7°57′12″W / 10.49861°N 7.95333°WCoordinates: 10°29′55″N 7°57′12″W / 10.49861°N 7.95333°W | |
| Country |
 Mali |
| Region | Sikasso Region |
| Cercle | Yanfolila Cercle |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1,457 km2 (563 sq mi) |
| Population (2009 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,178 |
| • Density | 7.0/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
Koussan is a rural commune in the Cercle of Yanfolila in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 1,457 square kilometers and includes 16 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 10,178.[2] The village of Filamana, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 79 km south-southeast of Yanfolila.
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 Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique.
- ↑ Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali.
External links
- Plan de Sécurité Alimentaire Commune Rurale de Koussan 2006-2010 (PDF) (in French), Commissariat à la Sécurité Alimentaire, République du Mali, USAID-Mali, 2006.
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