Souba

Souba
Commune and village
Souba

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 13°24′50″N 6°35′50″W / 13.41389°N 6.59722°W / 13.41389; -6.59722Coordinates: 13°24′50″N 6°35′50″W / 13.41389°N 6.59722°W / 13.41389; -6.59722
Country  Mali
Region Ségou Region
Cercle Ségou Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi)
Population (2009 census)[2]
  Total 17,961
  Density 16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Souba is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Ségou in the Ségou Region of southern-central Mali. The commune contains 24 villages in an area of approximately 1,104 square kilometers.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,961.[2] The village of Souba, the chef-lieu of the commune, sits on the left (north) bank of the Niger River.

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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