Saminé

Saminé
Commune and town
Saminé

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 13°8′4″N 6°4′53″W / 13.13444°N 6.08139°W / 13.13444; -6.08139Coordinates: 13°8′4″N 6°4′53″W / 13.13444°N 6.08139°W / 13.13444; -6.08139
Country  Mali
Region Ségou Region
Cercle Ségou Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 197 km2 (76 sq mi)
Elevation 280 m (920 ft)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 12,082
  Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Saminé is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune includes the town and 5 villages in an area of approximately 197 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 12,082.[2] The Bani River runs along the southern boundary of the commune. The town of Saminé, the chef-lieu of the commune, is 41 km south-southeast 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. 1 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.

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