Karangana

Karangana is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Yorosso in the Sikasso Region of southern Mali. The commune covers an area of 398 square kilometers and includes 9 villages.[3] In the 2009 census it had a population of 17,299.[2] The village of Karangana, the administrative center (chef-lieu) of the commune, is 32 km southwest of Yorosso.

Karangana
Commune and village
Karangana
Location in Mali
Coordinates: 12°13′15″N 5°2′0″W
Country Mali
RegionSikasso Region
CercleYorosso Cercle
Area
  Total398 km2 (154 sq mi)
Population
 (2009 census)[2]
  Total17,299
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

References

  1. Common and Fundamental Operational Datasets Registry: Mali, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, archived from the original on 2012-01-06. commune_mali.zip (Originally from the Direction Nationale des Collectivités Territoriales, République du Mali)
  2. Resultats Provisoires RGPH 2009 (Région de Sikasso) (PDF) (in French), République de Mali: Institut National de la Statistique, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19.
  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 (PDF) on 2012-09-19.


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