Zébala

Zébala
Commune and town
Zébala

Location in Mali

Coordinates: 12°18′36″N 5°9′25″W / 12.31000°N 5.15694°W / 12.31000; -5.15694Coordinates: 12°18′36″N 5°9′25″W / 12.31000°N 5.15694°W / 12.31000; -5.15694
Country  Mali
Region Sikasso Region
Cercle Koutiala Cercle
Area[1]
  Total 312 km2 (120 sq mi)
Elevation 371 m (1,217 ft)
Population (2009)[2]
  Total 17,278
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Zébala is a small town and rural commune in the Cercle of Koutiala in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 312 square kilometers and includes 8 settlements.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,278.[2] The town of Zébala, the administrative centre (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 35 km east-southeast of Koutiala.

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 RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original on 19 September 2012.
  3. Communes de la Région de Sikasso (PDF) (in French), Ministère de l’administration territoriale et des collectivités locales, République du Mali, archived from the original on 19 September 2012.


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